Definition of threes Threes
/θɹiˈz/ - [threez] -
We found 9 definitions of threes from 2 different sources.
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What does threes mean?
Wiktionary 
Part of speech
🔤- threes, noun, plural of three.
WordNet
NounPlural: threes |
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| three - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | ||
| 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace | ||
Adjectivethree, threer, threest |
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| three - being one more than two | ||
| 3, iii | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- three (a.)
One more than two; two and one. - three (n.)
The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects. - three (n.)
A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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three
Three human beings, at least one of whom is a male. -
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The cardinal number occurring after two and before four, represented in Roman numerals as III, in Arabic numerals as 3. -
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The digit "3". -
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The third natural number (3).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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thrē, adj. and n. two and one.—adj. Three′-cor′nered, having three corners or angles: (bot.) having three prominent longitudinal angles, as a stem.—n. Three′-deck′er, ship of war carrying guns on three decks: an old-fashioned pulpit.—adjs. Three′fold, folded thrice: thrice repeated: consisting of three; Three′-foot, measuring three feet, or having three feet; Three′-leafed, -leaved (bot.), having three distinct leaflets: having the leaves arranged in threes; Three′-lobed (bot.), having three lobes; Three′-man (Shak.), worked by three men.—n. Three′-mas′ter, a ship with three masts.—adjs. Three′-nerved, having three nerves: (bot.) having three distinct nerves running longitudinally without branching, as a leaf; Three′-nooked (Shak.), three-cornered; Three′-part′ed, consisting of three parts: (bot.) divided into three parts down to the base, as a leaf.—n. Threepence (thrē′pens, coll. thrip′ens), three pennies: a silver coin of the value of threepence.—adj. Three′penny, worth threepence: of little worth: mean, vulgar.—ns. Three′-per-cents., bonds or other securities paying three per cent. interest, esp. a portion of the consolidated debt of Great Britain; Three′-pile (Shak.), the finest kind of velvet.—adjs. Three′-piled, set with a thick pile, as velvet: (Shak.) of the best quality: (Shak.) piled one on another; Three′ply, having three plies or folds; Three′score, three times a score, sixty (also n.); Three′-sid′ed, having three sides; Three′some, triple; Three′-suit′ed, having but three suits of clothes; Three′-valved, consisting of, or opening with, three valves.—Three F's, free sale, fixity of tenure, fair rent—the three demands of the Irish Land League; Three R's (see R); Three times three, three cheers thrice repeated. [A.S. þreó, þrý, þír; Ice. þrír, Gael. tri, Goth. threis, Ger. drei, L. tres, Gr. treis, Sans. tri.]
Wikipedia 
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The number three is one more than 2 and one less than four. Three is an important number for many cultures (groups of people living together). Sometimes people think of three as a special number.
It is also a prime number.
Part of speech
🔤- three, noun, singular of threes.
- three, adjective.
