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

  • (..) We have you on a little leash, professor. Why would I try to run? I didn't do anything. So, what do you think about the fourth line of text... ...Fache wiped clean before you arrived? He brought you here to force a confession, Professor Langdon. He's still in there? (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code