Synonyms of the word

ternary

• adj. Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex.
• adj. Arranged in groups of three.
• adj. (mathematics) To the base three.
• adj. (mathematics) Having three variables.
• adj. (chemistry) Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals,…
• n. A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.

digit

• n. (mathematics) The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined…
• n. (mathematics) Similarly fundamental numerals in other systems.
• n. (units of measure, astronomy) ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of…
• n. (historical units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger,…
• n. (units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of inch.
• n. (anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
• n. (zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
• n. (geometry, rare, obsolete) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
• v. (transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.

figure

• n. A drawing or diagram conveying information.
• n. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially,…
• n. A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
• n. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
• n. (obsolete) Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
• n. A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
• n. A numeral.
• n. A number.
• n. A shape.
• n. A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
• n. A dance figure, a complex dance move^W.
• n. A figure of speech.
• n. (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
• n. (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
• n. (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single…
• n. (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
• v. To solve a mathematical problem.
• v. To come to understand.
• v. (intransitive) To be reasonable.
• v. (transitive) To enter, be a part of.
• v. (obsolete) To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal;…
• v. To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
• v. (obsolete) To indicate by numerals.
• v. To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
• v. (obsolete) To prefigure; to foreshow.
• v. (music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying…
• v. (music) To embellish.

leash

• n. A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
• n. A brace and a half; a tierce.
• n. A set of three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the…
• n. A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
• n. (surfing) A leg rope.
• v. To fasten or secure with a leash.
• v. (figuratively) to curb, restrain.

multiple

• adj. Having more than one element, part, component, or function, particularly many.
• n. (mathematics) A whole number that may be divided by another whole number with no remainder.
• n. (finance) Price-earnings ratio.
• n. One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
• n. A single individual who has multiple personalities.
• n. One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
• n. A chain store.

tercet

• n. a three-line stanza in a poem.

ternion

• n. The number three; three things together; a ternary or triplet.

terzetto

• n. (music) A composition in three voice parts.
• n. (music) A vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.

three

• num. (cardinal) A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots…
• num. (of a set or group) Having three elements.
• n. The digit/figure 3.
• n. Anything measuring three units, as length.
• n. A person who is three years old.
• n. The playing card featuring three pips.
• n. (basketball) Abbreviation of three-pointer.

threesome

• n. A group of three people.
• n. An instance of sexual activity involving three people.

tierce

• n. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of…
• n. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice,…
• n. (music) The third tone of the scale. See mediant.
• n. (card games) A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called…
• n. (fencing) The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword…
• n. (heraldry) An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.
• n. (religion, Roman Catholicism) Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
• n. (obsolete) One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal…

treble

• adj. Threefold, triple.
• adj. (music) Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music; soprano.
• adj. High in pitch; shrill.
• adv. Trebly; triply.
• n. (music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
• n. (music) A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.
• n. Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
• n. A threefold quantity or number; something having three parts or having been tripled.
• n. A drink with three portions of alcohol.
• n. (darts) Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times…
• n. (sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.
• v. (transitive) To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.
• v. (intransitive) To become multiplied by three or increased threefold.
• v. (intransitive) To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.
• v. (transitive) To utter in a treble key; to whine.

trey

• n. (card games, occasionally dice games) A playing card or die with the rank of three.
• n. (card games, dice games, dominoes) A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.
• n. (US, Canada, basketball, informal) A three-pointer.
• n. (informal) The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral…

triad

• n. A grouping of three.
• n. (music) A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher…
• n. (electronics) on a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and…
• n. A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.

trine

• adj. Triple, threefold.
• adj. (astrology) Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120° apart.
• n. A group of three things.
• n. An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart.
• v. (transitive, astrology) To put in the aspect of a trine.
• v. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) To hang; To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
• v. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) To go.

trinity

• n. A group or set of three people or things; triad; trio; trine.
• n. The state of being three; threeness.

trio

• n. A group of three people or things.
• n. A group of three musicians.
• n. (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
• n. (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
• n. Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.

triple

• adj. Made up of three related elements, often matching.
• adj. Three times the quantity.
• adj. Designed for three users.
• adj. Folded in three; composed of three layers.
• adj. Having three aspects; very ambiguous.
• adj. (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
• adj. (obsolete) One of three; third.
• n. (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
• n. (US) A hamburger with three patties.
• n. (baseball) A three-base hit.
• n. (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
• n. (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
• v. To multiply by three.
• v. (baseball) To get a three-base hit.
• v. To become three times as large.
• v. To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.

triplet

• n. A group of three.
• n. One of a group of three.
• n. One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.
• n. (music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.
• n. (physics) A triquark.

triplex

• adj. Having three parts; triple or threefold.
• adj. (architecture) Having three floors or other divisions.
• n. A building with three apartments or divisions.
• n. (juggling) throwing motion where three balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.

troika

• n. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
• n. A party or group of three, especially a ruling council of three people in Russian contexts.