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The Meaning of third

  • (a.) Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day.
  • (a.) Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day.
  • (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.
  • (n.) The sixtieth part of a second of time.
  • (n.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant.
  • (n.) The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life.

Synonyms

one-third , tierce , third base , third gear , third base , 3rd , tertiary , thirdly

Rhymes

absurd , alward , bird , bluebird , blurred , burd , burred , byrd , byword , catbird , catchword , chauffeured , concurred , conferred , cowherd , crossword , curd , deferred , deterred , ferd , firebird , foreword , furred , gerd , gird , gjerde , heard , herd , hummingbird , hurd , incurred , inferred , interred , jerde , keyword , kingbird , kurd , ladybird , leard , misheard , mockingbird , nerd , overheard , password , preferred , purred , recurred , redbird , referred , reword , shorebird , slurred , snowbird , songbird , spurred , sunbird , transfered , transferred , uncured , undeterred , unheard , watchword , word