thirds

as inhot corner
as inthird base
as inthree

Synonyms for thirds

noun third base

Word Origin & History

Old English metathesis of þridda, from Proto-Germanic *thridjas (cf. Old Frisian thredda, Old Saxon thriddio, Middle Low German drudde, Dutch derde, Old High German dritto, German dritte, Old Norse þriðe, Gothic þridja), from PIE *tritjos (cf. Sanskrit trtiyas, Avestan thritya, Greek tritos, Latin tertius, Old Church Slavonic tretiji, Lithuanian trecias, Old Irish triss).

Related to Old English þreo (see three). Metathesis of thrid into third is attested from c.950 in Northumbria, but thrid was prevalent up to 16c. The noun meaning "third part of anything" is recorded from late 14c. Third rail in electric railway sense is recorded from 1890. Third World War as a possibility first recorded 1947. Third-rate "of poor quality" is from 1814, ultimately from classification of ships (1640s); third class in railway travel is from 1839. Third Reich (1930) is a partial translation of German drittes Reich (1923). Third party in law, insurance, etc., is from 1818.

Example Sentences for thirds

The remaining two thirds are devoted to news, politics, and family reading.

When cold, add the juice of fifty oranges, and two thirds of the peels cut very thin; and immerse a toast covered with yeast.

She was what two thirds of Bayport would have called "dressed up."

I'm countin' on you to do three thirds of the work, just as I guess you've been doin' for a good while.

Now, however, it was two thirds full of a black sticky mixture.

The entrance to this is on the southern side, at about two thirds of the elevation.

Mary went two thirds of the way from London to the coast to meet the bridegroom.

When two thirds of the way there an angry, excitable voice stopped them.

Fully two thirds of the convention were at first opposed to the Constitution.

Rutherford repacked his two thirds in the belt and put it on next his shirt.