| three-point landing |
a perfect aircraft landing in which the two main wheels and the tail or nose wheel touch down simultaneously. |
| three-point play |
in basketball, a play in which a player is fouled while making a two-point basket and then scores another point on the subsequent free throw. |
| three-quarter time |
a musical meter having three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure; three-four time. |
| three-ring circus |
a circus having simultaneous performances in three separate rings. [2 definitions] |
| three R's |
reading, writing, and arithmetic, considered as the fundamentals of education. |
| threescore |
being three times twenty in number; sixty. |
| threesome |
a group of three people or things, as in a golf game. |
| three-way |
designed to operate in three ways, esp. as a light bulb or electrical switch that operates on three different wattages. |
| three-wheeler |
a vehicle with three wheels, such as a tricycle or some early or experimental cars. |
| threnody |
a poem or song of mourning; lamentation; dirge. |
| threonine |
an amino acid found in many proteins that is essential in the diet of humans but not essential in the diet of most animals. |
| thresh |
to separate the grain from the chaff of (a cereal such as wheat). [3 definitions] |
| thresher |
a person or machine that threshes grain. [2 definitions] |
| threshold |
the sill underneath a door; doorway. [3 definitions] |
| thresh out |
to discuss vigorously and at length until agreement is reached. |
| thresh over |
to discuss vigorously and at length until agreement is reached. |
| threw |
past tense of throw. |
| thrice |
in three instances; three times. [2 definitions] |
| thrift |
prudent management and saving of one's resources, esp. money; frugality. [3 definitions] |
| thrift institution |
a financial institution, such as a savings and loan bank or credit union, whose primary function is handling savings accounts. |
| thriftless |
lacking thrift; careless with money; improvident; wasteful. |