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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having three of something |
| Synonyms: | ternary, ternate, third, threefold, treble, trichotomous, trinal, trine, trinitarian |
| Main Entry: | increase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add or grow |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annex, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, further, heighten, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, mark up, mount, multiply, pad, progress, proliferate, prolong, protract, pullulate, raise, redouble, reinforce, rise, sharpen, slap on, snowball, spread, step up, strengthen, supplement, swarm, swell, tack on, teem, thicken, triple, wax, widen |
| Antonyms: | decrease, deplete, diminish, lose, subtract |
| Main Entry: | three |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having three of something |
| Synonyms: | pyramidal, ternary, ternate, third, treble, triangular, trichotomic, trichotomous, trigonal, trigonous, trilateral, trinal, trinary, trinitarian, tripartite, triple |
| Main Entry: | threefold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | three times as many |
| Synonyms: | ternary, treble, trinal, trine, triple |
| Main Entry: | trio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | three |
| Synonyms: | leash, ternion, threesome, trey, triad, triangle, trilogy, trine, trinity, triple, triplet, triplicate, triptych, triumvirate, triune, troika |
| Main Entry: | three-base hit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | baseball hit allowing batter to get to third base |
| Synonyms: | three-bagger, three-base shot, triple |
| Main Entry: | snowball |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annex, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, burgeon, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, further, grow, heighten, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, mark up, mount, multiply, pad, progress, proliferate, prolong, protract, pullulate, raise, redouble, reinforce, rise, run up, sharpen, slap on, soar, spread, step up, strengthen, supplement, swarm, swell*, tack on, teem, thicken, triple, upsurge, wax, widen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | triad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trio |
| Synonyms: | set of three, ternion, three, threesome, trey, triangle, trilogy, trine, trinity, triple, triplet, triplicate, triptych, triumvirate, triune, triunity, troika |
| Main Entry: | trine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trio |
| Synonyms: | set of three, ternion, three, threesome, trey, triad, triangle, trilogy, trinity, triple, triplet, triplicate, triptych, triumvirate, triune, triunity, troika |
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