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Noun third has 6 senses

one-third, third, tierce - one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
--₁ is a kind of common fraction, simple fraction
third base, third - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third"
--₂ is a kind of position
--₂ is a member of baseball team
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"
--₃ is a kind of rank
third - the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
--₄ is a kind of interval, musical interval
third gear, third - 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"
--₅ is a kind of gear, gear mechanism
--₅ is a part of car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
third base, third - the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third"
--₆ is a kind of base, bag