fourth

Definition

  • noun: number four in a series
  • noun: a musical interval embracing four tones of the diatonic scale
  • used with 'the'
  • synonyms: quarter, quartern, ¼

Examples

  • I'll be flying in on the 'fourth'. [=the fourth day of the month]

  • He got a base hit in the 'fourth'. [=the fourth inning]

  • She drank a 'fourth' of the bottle.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I don't trust you, Otis. What did you do? I set the first directional vector... ...to . The second one to . And the third one to . What about the fourth one? What fourth one? Wait a minute. The third one to ? -Yes. See, I wrote it down, Mr. Luthor. -Otis! The third one was supposed to be , and the fourth one, . Oh, gee, Mr. Luthor. I guess my arm wasn't long enough, see. Would you like to see a long arm? Otis, would you like to see a very, very, long arm? (..)
    1978 Superman