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
take the Fifth
to hide behind the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself or herself while testifying at a trial
The man decided to take the Fifth rather than tell all of the facts at the trial.
