three
Pronunciation:
/θɹiː//fɹiː//θɹiː/noun
Definitions
The digit/figure 3.
Anything measuring three units, as length.
Example: Put all the threes in a separate container.
A person who is three years old.
Example: All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
The playing card featuring three pips.
numeral
Definitions
A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).
Describing a set or group with three elements.
noun
Definitions
A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.
A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.
A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.