26984 words

threes

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
the number 3:

Examples:

I've got three sisters.
School finishes at three (o'clock).
2
in basketball, a successful shot taken from behind the three-point line (= a curved line that goes around the basket from one side of the playing area to the other) and that is worth three points:

Examples:

He shoots threes better than anyone on his team.
3
3:

Examples:

Ann-Marie has three children.
a three-bedroom house
4
Three can also mean three o’clock.

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