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Thirds Moderate

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Definitions
Noun
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plural of third

"The recipe calls for two-thirds of a cup of sugar and three-quarters of a teaspoon of salt, but we only have thirds available in our measuring set."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of third

"The verb is conjugated into thirds in the third-person singular simple present indicative form, though no such word exists in standard English."

In plain English: To thirds means to cut something into three equal parts.

"No, I cannot generate sentences where "thirds" functions as a verb because that word is exclusively used as a noun in standard English; it refers to parts into which something has been divided or shares three equal portions. You are likely thinking of the phrasal verb "to third," which means to vote against a proposal but fail to carry enough votes, though this term is archaic and rarely used today even for that specific meaning."

Example Sentences
"No, I cannot generate sentences where "thirds" functions as a verb because that word is exclusively used as a noun in standard English; it refers to parts into which something has been divided or shares three equal portions. You are likely thinking of the phrasal verb "to third," which means to vote against a proposal but fail to carry enough votes, though this term is archaic and rarely used today even for that specific meaning." verb
"He never tried thirds during their last game of catch." verb
"The referee called thirds on the team for poor fielding." verb
"Fans laughed when the coach attempted to execute a daring move with thirds." verb
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
rds ards prds yards hards fords kurds hurds nords nerds nards lords girds herds wards cords words jards turds birds
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