Base after second

adjective

1. Being next after the second in place or time

   "the third taxi in line"

2. Ranking next after the second of a grade or degree in authority or precedence

   "served as third mate"

3. Being the forward speed or gear next higher than second especially in a motor vehicle
4. Being one of three equal parts into which something is divisible

   "a third share of the money"

5. Being the last in each group of three in a series

   "take out every third card"

noun

1. One that is number three in a series see Table of Numbers
2. One that is next after second in rank, position, authority, or precedence

   "the third in line"

3. One of three equal parts of something

   "a third of the pie"

4. Third base
5. The third forward gear or speed especially of a motor vehicle
6. The musical interval embracing three diatonic degrees
7. A tone at this interval
8. The harmonic combination of two tones a third apart
9. Merchandise whose quality falls below the manufacturer's standard for seconds

noun

1. The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
2. The player position for defending the area around third base

adjective

1. Of or relating to a class, rank, or grade next below the second

noun

1. The third and usually next below second class in a classification
2. The least expensive class of accommodations (as on a passenger ship)
3. A former class of U.S. mail comprising circulars, pamphlets, catalogs, and newsletters

noun

1. The subjection of a prisoner to mental or physical torture to extract a confession

   "In its ruling the Court also criticized contemporary interrogation practices, finding in effect that a psychological third degree had replaced the physical third degree."

2. A long and intense period of questioning

   "I don't know what kind of first dates you are having, but it might benefit you to make them more casual … so a conversation won't become a third degree."

3. The level of a crime that is less than second degree and warrants less severe punishment

adjective

1. Of a level of seriousness that is less than second-degree warranting punishment but less severe punishment than that for a second-degree crime
2. Causing or characterized by a severe level of injury

   "a third-degree concussion"

3. of a level of seriousness that is less than second-degree : warranting punishment but less severe punishment than that for a second-degree crime
4. causing or characterized by a severe level of injury

noun

1. A severe burn characterized by destruction of the skin through its deeper layers and possibly into underlying tissues, loss of fluid, and sometimes shock

noun

1. Thickness, depth
2. A quality that confers reality or lifelikeness

   "night sounds that stick in the mind and give a third dimension to the memory"

noun

1. The third of the traditional political orders