adj.
1.coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
2.being one of three equal parts third adv.
1.in the third place third n.
1.one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
2.the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base
3.following the second position in an ordering or series
4.the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
5.the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
6.the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
Idiom of the Day
keep the lid on (something)
to restrain something, to keep something quiet
The hospital worked hard to keep the lid on the drug scandal.