Third+part
11third — (adj.) O.E. metathesis of þridda, from P.Gmc. *thridjas (Cf. O.Fris. thredda, O.S. thriddio, M.L.G. drudde, Du. derde, O.H.G. dritto, Ger. dritte, O.N. þriðe, Goth. þridja), from PIE *tritjos (Cf. Skt. trtiyas, Avestan thritya …
12third quarter — third part out of four parts; third part of the four parts of a year …
13Third-penny — Third pen ny, n. (A.S. Law) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl. [1913 Webster] …
14part 3 — third part, third segment …
15third — thirdly, adv. /therrd/, adj. 1. next after the second; being the ordinal number for three. 2. being one of three equal parts. 3. Auto. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than… …
16third — /θɜd / (say therd) adjective 1. next after the second in order, place, time, rank, value, quality, etc. (the ordinal of three). 2. one out of every three: every third Monday. 3. Music lowest of three parts for the same instrument or voice: third… …
17third — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 3 in the sequence 1 3. 2 something occupying this position. 3 each of three equal parts of a thing. 4 = third gear. 5 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning three… …
18third — [[t]θɜrd[/t]] adj. 1) next after the second; being the ordinal number for three 2) being one of three equal parts 3) aum pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is next greater than that of second gear 4) graded… …
19part — /pat / (say paht) noun 1. a portion or division of a whole, separate in reality, or in thought only; a piece, fragment, fraction, or section; a constituent. 2. an essential or integral attribute or quality. 3. a. a section or major division of a… …
20part — 1. noun 1) the last part of the cake a large part of their life Syn: bit, slice, chunk, lump, hunk, wedge, fragment, scrap, piece; portion, proportion, percentage, fraction See note at …
