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Definition of three :
1. A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
2. One more than two; two and one.
3. The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Synonyms:
eighteen, tercet, cardinal number, lead, triunity, collar, eighty, III, ternary, eleven, deuce-ace, terzetto, five, fifteen, 3, tether, fifty, group, Trinity, ternion, common chord, eight, one-third, triumvirate, leash, trey, billion, terce, trine, tierce, crore, cardinal, third
three (part of speech: noun)
delta, triplex, triangle, tripod, troika, clover, deltoid, trio, triplet, triptych, trimester, trident, triple, threesome, triad, trilogy
triple (part of speech: adjective)
thrice, treble, threefold, tertiary, triform, triune, triply
Usage examples:
- Had I prevail'd on him to wait three days, I had a promise of it. - "The Comedies of Terence", Publius Terentius Afer.
- Since then I've been up here two or three times just to- to feel of it. - "Dawn", Eleanor H. Porter.
- There, I kept to my room for three days. - "The Satyricon, Complete", Petronius Arbiter.