third

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

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); "he is playing third"

following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"

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; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"

the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third"

coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"