definition of
[third]

[1] #1 third s. [3rd, tertiary] coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position. wn

[2] #2 third n. [one-third, tierce] one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement". wn

[3] #3 third n. [third base] 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". wn

[4] #4 third r. [thirdly] in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment". wn

[5] #5 third n. 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". wn