thirds

Meanings

Noun

• one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
• following the second position in an ordering or series
• the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
  • "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
• the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
• the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
• plural of third
• A third helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
• The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow was entitled to enjoy during her life.

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of third

Synonyms

one-third, third, third base, third gear, tierce