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

  • (..) It could have been a seizure. Possibly drugs. You know what it was, you've read the papers. Well, she's one of the suicides. The fourth...? Sherlock, two minutes, I said. I need anything you've got. Victim is in her late s. Professional person, going by her clothes. I'm guessing the media, going by (..)
    2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: A Study in Pink Season: 1 Episode 1
  • (..) How? What about these suicides, then, Sherlock? I thought that'd be right up your street. Three exactly the same. Four. There's been a fourth. And there's something different - this time. - A fourth? - Where? - Brixton, Lauriston Gardens. (..)
    2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: A Study in Pink Season: 1 Episode 1