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Word entry · 5 letters

three

Best crossword clue

"One more than two"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /θɹiː/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted eehrtStarts with TEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. The number after two and before four.

Word origin

From Middle English thre, threo, thrie, thri, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Doublet of tres and trey.

Used in a sentence

  • Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
  • There is a soft-mat seat (which originally had a palm fiber underwebbing) supported by three curved transverse braces.
  • Okay, on three, we open the door and jump on the rope. One, two… Wait, wait! Do we go on three? Or do we go on “go”? Three! Who said anything about “go”?

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01One more than two5 letters
02Number after two5 letters

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