fourth
The ordinal form of the number four.
Adjective 1 meaning
The ordinal form of the number four.
Noun 4 meanings
The person or thing in the fourth position.
A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
The fourth gear of an engine.
A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).
Verb 1 meaning
To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fourthe, an alteration (due to four) of ferthe, from Old English fēorþa, fēowerþa, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô, equivalent to four + -th (ordinal suffix).
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FOURTH at a glance
FOURTH has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + U 1 + R 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,518 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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