three : Idioms & Phrases

• adjective satellite being three more than eighty
  lxxxiii; 83.
  

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• adjective satellite being three more than fifty
  53; liii.
  

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• adjective satellite being three more than forty
  43; xliii.
  

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• adjective satellite being three more than ninety
  93; xciii.
  

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• noun an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
  

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• (Arith.), that rule which directs, when three terms are given, how to find a fourth, which shall have the same ratio to the third term as the second has to the first; proportion. See Proportion, 5 (b).

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• adjective satellite being three more than seventy
  73; lxxiii.
  

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• adjective satellite being three more than sixty
  63; lxiii.
  

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• extension which has length, breadth, and thickness; a solid.

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• noun a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
  estate; estate of the realm.
  

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• adjective satellite being three more than thirty
  33; xxxiii.
  

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• adjective satellite being one hundred more than two hundred
  300; ccc.
  

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• noun twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
  January 6; Epiphany; Epiphany of Our Lord; Twelfth day.
  

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• adverb by a factor of three
  threefold.
  
  • our rent increased threefold in the past five years

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• noun a racehorse that is three years old
  three year old.
  

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• noun a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
  three-bagger; triple.
  

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• noun South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
  Tolypeutes tricinctus; apar.
  

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• noun a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
  three-bagger; triple.
  

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• noun a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
  monte; four-card monte.
  

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• noun a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers
  basket-handle arch.
  

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Three"-coat` adjective

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1. (Arch.) Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat.

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• adjective satellite having three corners
  
  • a three-cornered hat
• adjective satellite involving a group or set of three
  
  • a three-cornered race

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Three"-cor`nered adjective

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1. Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.
2. (Bot.) Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three-cornered stem.

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• noun European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangular
  Allium triquetrum; triquetrous leek.
  

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• noun a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
  3-D; 3D.
  
• noun having a three-dimensional form or appearance
  3-D; 3D.
  
  • aren't dreams always in 3-D?
• adjective satellite involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth
  3-dimensional; three-d; third-dimensional.
  
  • lifelike three-dimensional characters
  • a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government
  • they shot the movie in three-D

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• noun an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping
  

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• noun a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
  rubella; German measles; epidemic roseola.
  

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• noun made with three slices of usually toasted bread
  triple-decker; club sandwich.
  
• noun any ship having three decks
  
• noun a warship carrying guns on three decks
  

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Three"-deck`er noun

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1. (Naut.) A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.

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• adjective satellite involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth
  3-dimensional; three-d; third-dimensional.
  
  • lifelike three-dimensional characters
  • a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government
  • they shot the movie in three-D
• adjective having three dimensions
  cubic.
  

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• noun a three-dimensional shape
  solid figure.
  

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• noun radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target
  3d radar.
  

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• noun the property of having three dimensions
  third-dimensionality.
  

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• adjective satellite (of numbers) written with three figures
  
  • 100 through 999 are three-figure numbers

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Three"-flow`ered adjective

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1. (Bot.) Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.

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• adjective satellite three times as great or many
  treble; threefold; triple.
  
  • a claim for treble (or triple) damages
  • a threefold increase
• adjective satellite having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
  treble; twofold; two-fold; double; threefold; dual.
  
  • a double (or dual) role for an actor
  • the office of a clergyman is twofold
  • every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison

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• noun three of four equal parts
  three-fourths.
  
  • three-fourths of a pound

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Three"-hand`ed adjective

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1. Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, a three-handed game of cards.

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• noun a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits
  3-hitter.
  

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• adjective satellite the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order
  300th.
  

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• adjective satellite having a lane for traffic in each direction and a center lane for passing
  

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Three"-leafed`, Three"-leaved` adjective (Also<

• Three-leafed
• Three-leaved

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1. (Bot.) (a) Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade. (b) Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes.

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• adjective satellite having or as if having three legs
  
  • a three-legged stool
  • a three-legged race

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• adjective satellite having three lips
  

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• adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes
  trilobated; trilobed; trilobate.
  
• adjective satellite having three lobes
  

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Three"-lobed` adjective

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1. Having three lobes.

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• adjective satellite of a chemical compound having a ring with three members
  3-membered.
  

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• noun the limit of a nation's territorial waters
  

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• adjective satellite (of conifers) having three needles
  

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Three"-nerved` adjective

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1. Having three nerves.

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Three"-part`ed adjective

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1. Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite.

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• adjective satellite involving three parties or elements
  three-party; tripartite.
  
  • a tripartite treaty
  • a tripartite division
  • a three-way playoff

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• adjective satellite (of flowers) having three petals
  three-petaled.
  

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• adjective satellite (of flowers) having three petals
  three-petaled.
  

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• adjective (of clothing) made in or consisting of three parts or pieces; jacket and trousers and vest"
  
  • the standard three-piece business suit

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• noun a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers
  

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Three"-pile` noun

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1. An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.

   I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak.

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Three"-piled` adjective

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1. Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly. R.

   Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. Shak.

2. Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown. "Three-piled hyperboles." Shak.
3. Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth. Obs. "Three-piled people." Beau. & Fl.

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• adjective satellite having a thickness made up of three layers or strands
  
  • three-ply cloth
  • three-ply yarn

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Three"-ply` adjective

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1. Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold.

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• noun a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time
  

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• noun an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations
  three-point switch.
  

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• noun the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs
  

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Three"-point`ed adjective

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1. (Bot.) Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate.

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• adjective satellite having three prongs
  

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Three"-quar`ter adjective

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1. (Paint.) Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five; -- said of portraitures.

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• noun the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover
  

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• noun three of four equal parts
  three-fourths.
  
  • three-fourths of a pound

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• noun a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
  

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Three"-score` adjective

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1. Thrice twenty; sixty.

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• adjective satellite having three seeds
  

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• noun weedy herb of eastern North America
  Acalypha virginica.
  

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• adjective satellite having three sides
  trilateral; triangular.
  
  • a trilateral figure

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Three"-sid`ed adjective

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1. Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.

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• noun of rivers and coastal regions
  Gasterosteus aculeatus.
  

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Three"-square` adjective

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1. Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.

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• noun a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
  ai; Bradypus tridactylus.
  

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Three"-valved` adjective

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1. Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three valves; as, a three-valved pericarp.

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• adjective satellite involving three parties or elements
  three-party; tripartite.
  
  • a tripartite treaty
  • a tripartite division
  • a three-way playoff

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Three"-way` adjective

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1. Connected with, or serving to connect, three channels or pipes; as, a three-way cock or valve.

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• noun a way of adding a third party to your conversation without the assistance of a telephone operator
  

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• noun an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations
  three-point switch.
  

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• adjective of or relating to vehicles having three wheels
  three-wheel.
  
  • a three-wheel bike

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• adjective of or relating to vehicles having three wheels
  three-wheel.
  
  • a three-wheel bike

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• adjective satellite three years of age
  

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• noun a racehorse that is three years old
  three year old.
  

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• noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
  XXIII; 23.
  
• adjective satellite being three more than twenty
  xxiii; 23.
  

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