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Three

/θɹiː/

The digit/figure 3.

📖 Definitions of "Three"

noun

1
The digit/figure 3.
2
Anything measuring three units, as length.
"Put all the threes in a separate container."
3
A person who is three years old.
"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.

numeral

1
A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).
2
Describing a set or group with three elements.

noun

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.

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cardinalnoun	Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
troikanoun	A party or group of three, especially a ruling council of three people in Soviet or Russian contexts.
trinenoun	Triple; threefold.
ternarynoun	Made up of three things.
tercetnoun	a three-line stanza in a poem
ternionnoun	A group of three things together; a ternary, triplet or triad.
leashnoun	A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
trionoun	A group of three people or things.
treynoun	A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.
terzettonoun	(music) A composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.
threesomenoun	An instance of sexual activity involving three people.
iii	an IDM album by Download.
3noun	Replaces the letter E/e in leetspeak.
deuce-acenoun	the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
tiercenoun	(religion, Roman Catholicism) Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
triadnoun	A grouping of three.
trinitynoun	A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
tripletnoun	One of a group of three, particularly

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ternarynoun	Made up of three things.
trinitynoun	A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
trionoun	A group of three people or things.
ternionnoun	A group of three things together; a ternary, triplet or triad.
tiercenoun	(religion, Roman Catholicism) Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
triadnoun	A grouping of three.
trinenoun	Triple; threefold.
threesomenoun	An instance of sexual activity involving three people.
tercetnoun	a three-line stanza in a poem
cardinalnoun	Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
treynoun	A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.
terzettonoun	(music) A composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.
tripletnoun	One of a group of three, particularly
leashnoun	A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
troikanoun	A party or group of three, especially a ruling council of three people in Soviet or Russian contexts.
deuce-acenoun	the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
iii	an IDM album by Download.
threefoldverb	Three times as great.
triplicatenoun	(countable) Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.
triplenoun	Made up of three related elements, often matching