threes
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noun
- The digit/figure 3.
- Anything measuring three units, as length.“Put all the threes in a separate container.”
- 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.”
- The playing card featuring three pips.
noun
- A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
- A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.
- A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.
- A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.
noun
- The age of three; three years old.“The boy in his threes is just learning to talk.”
- A pair of threes.
- Three point shots.
- The cells located on the second floor.
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