third

The person or thing in the third position.

“Jones came in third.”

One of three equal parts of a whole.

“He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.”

The third gear of a gearbox.

“Now put it into third.”

An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.

“They sing in thirds.”

Third base

“The play ended with Jones standing on third.”

A handicap of one stroke every third hole.

A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme

One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. Also formerly known as a tierce.

To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.

To divide into three equal parts.

The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

“The third tree from the left is my favorite.”