third wheel
θɜːd wiːl
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Noun

1.
datingUSunwanted person joining a coupleUS
  • She didn't want to be a third wheel on their date.
fifth wheel hanger-on
2.
socialperson who feels unnecessary in a group
  • I felt like a third wheel at their dinner.
fifth wheel outsider
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Expressions with third

third basen.
base that a runner must touch third in baseball
The player slid into third base just in time..
third stringn.
group ranked lower in a hierarchy
She was part of the third string in the project.
third degreen.
intense questioning or interrogation
He gave her the third degree about her whereabouts last night..
third year runningadj.
happening for three consecutive years
She won the award for the third year running.
get the third degreev.
be intensely questioned or interrogated
After missing curfew, she got the third degree from her parents.
give the third degreev.
question someone very intensely or for a long time
The teacher gave the third degree to the late student.

Expressions with wheel

big wheeln.
large amusement ride with rotating carriages
We rode the big wheel at the fair.
wheel inv.
move something or someone inside by rolling on wheels
They will wheel in the patient now.
wheel outv.
move something on wheels to another place
They wheel out the piano for the concert.
3rd wheelabbr.
person who feels left out with a couple
I felt like a 3rd wheel at the movie.
at the wheeladj.
in control of a vehicle
He was at the wheel when the accident happened.
behind the wheeladj.
in control of a vehicle while driving
She felt confident behind the wheel during the test.
fifth wheeln.
something unnecessary or superfluous
I felt like a fifth wheel at the party.
hamster wheeln.
circular cage for small rodents to exercise
The hamster ran tirelessly on its hamster wheel.
take the wheelv.
assume control of a situation
When the manager left, she had to take the wheel.
the wheel is in motionexp.
things have begun and may be hard to stop
Once the vote passed, the wheel is in motion.

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3rd wheelabbr.
abr: third wheel
person who feels left out with a couple
tertium quidn.
third wheel
third party in a situation

Examples of third wheel in a sentence

  • Being a third wheel at the party was awkward.
  • She felt like a third wheel during their conversation.
  • Being a third wheel on their trip was awkward.

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  1. French:troisième roue du carrosse, cinquième roue du carrosse, ...
  2. German:drittes Rad, ...
  3. Italian:terzo incomodo, ...
  4. Spanish:intruso, tercera rueda, ...
  5. Portuguese:vela, intruso, ...
  6. Chinese:电灯泡, 局外人, ...
  7. Japanese:邪魔者, サードホイール, ...
  8. Arabic:شَخْص زائِد, العَجَلَة الثَالِثَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:גַּלְגַּל חֲמִישִׁי, מְיוּתָר, ...
  10. Russian:третий лишний, ...
  11. Ukrainian:третій зайвий, непотрібний, ...
  12. Hindi:अनचाहा साथी, अनावश्यक व्यक्ति, ...
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