| c1 |
the third letter of the English alphabet. [1/3 definitions] |
| e |
the third note in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |
| earth |
(often capitalized) the fifth largest planet in our solar system and the third in distance from the sun. [1/4 definitions] |
| Father's Day |
a holiday in the United States that honors fathers, celebrated every year on the third Sunday in June. People often give gifts to their fathers on this day. |
| foul line |
either of the lines on a baseball field drawn from home plate through first and third bases to the outfield. Foul lines mark the area within which fair play takes place. [1/2 definitions] |
| fourth |
coming next after the third in a series. [2/3 definitions] |
| Gemini |
the third sign of the zodiac, the Twins, which the sun enters about May 21. [1/3 definitions] |
| junior |
of the class above sophomore and below senior in U.S. colleges and high schools; third year. [2/5 definitions] |
| limerick |
a humorous poem that has five lines, with the first two lines rhyming with the last, and the third and fourth lines rhyming with each other. |
| major scale |
a musical scale of whole steps, with two half-steps that occur between the third and fourth steps and the seventh and eighth steps. |
| March |
the third month of the year. March has thirty-one days. Spring begins in March for people who live north of the equator. |
| Martin Luther King Day |
a holiday observed in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., an important black leader of the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Day is the third Monday of January. |
| measuring cup |
a specially designed cup used in cooking for measuring ingredients. Some measuring cups are designed to hold one specific amount of an ingredient such as a half cup, third cup, or quarter cup. Many large measuring cups are marked to show different levels of capacity. |
| mi |
the syllable that indicates the third tone of a musical scale. |
| minor scale |
any musical scale in which there is a half-step between the second and third tones and seventh and eighth tones. |
| North America |
the third largest continent. North America is between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is in the Western Hemisphere. |
| ordinal number |
any number that indicates a position in a numbered order. "First," "third," "fifteenth," and "thousandth" are ordinal numbers. |
| person |
one of three groups of personal pronouns that show who the subject of the verb is. The first person, ("I" or "we") is used for the person who speaks or writes. The second person, ("you") is used for the person who reads or listens. The third person ("he," "she," "it," or "they") is used for the person or thing the speaker is talking about. [1/3 definitions] |
| ring finger |
the third finger of the hand, especially the left hand, on which an engagement, wedding, or similar ring is traditionally worn. |
| -s1 |
a suffix used to form the third person singular present tense of all regular and most irregular verbs. |
| second1 |
the member of a series between first and third. [2/6 definitions] |