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Meaning of threes

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

threes

noun

Definitions

  1. The digit/figure 3.

  2. Anything measuring three units, as length.

    Example: Put all the threes in a separate container.

  3. 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.

  4. The playing card featuring three pips.

noun

Definitions

  1. A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.

  2. A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.

  3. A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.

  4. A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.

noun

Definitions

  1. The age of three; three years old.

    Example: The boy in his threes is just learning to talk.

  2. A pair of threes.

  3. Three point shots.

  4. The cells located on the second floor.