third wheel
third wheel noun: a person or thing that serves no useful purpose. Also the alternative form of third-wheel.
Noun
third wheel (plural third wheels)
- A person or thing that serves no useful purpose.
- A third party, usually unwanted, accompanying two people on a date.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, wheel.
- Synonyms:
- fifth wheel, gooseberry
Also used as
third wheel is also the alternative form of third-wheel.
third wheel meaning in Hindi, Indonesian and Vietnamese
third wheel in Hindi
- person or thing that serves no useful purpose
- कबाब में हड्डी kabāb mẽ haḍḍī
- unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date
- कबाब में हड्डी kabāb mẽ haḍḍī
third wheel in Indonesian
- unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date
- obat nyamuk
third wheel in Vietnamese
- unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date
- trà xanh, tiểu tam, người thứ ba
Synonyms of third wheel
Forms of third wheel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | third wheels |
| alternative form | 3rd wheel |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | third wheels |
| present participle | third wheeling |
| past participle | third wheeled |
| past | third wheeled |
Questions about third wheel
- What does third wheel mean?
- Third wheel means a person or thing that serves no useful purpose.
- What is third wheel in Hindi?
- Third wheel in Hindi is कबाब में हड्डी (kabāb mẽ haḍḍī). See Third wheel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is third wheel?
- Third wheel is a noun.
- What is the plural of third wheel?
- The plural of third wheel is third wheels.
Words near third wheel in the dictionary
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