from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Consisting of three parts or members.
- adj. Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
- adj. Music Having three beats to a measure.
- n. A number or quantity three times as great as another.
- n. A group or set of three; a triad.
- n. Baseball See three-base hit.
- n. See trifecta.
- transitive v. To make three times as great in number or amount.
- intransitive v. To be or become three times as great in number or amount.
- intransitive v. Baseball To make a three-base hit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adj. Made up of three related elements, often matching
- adj. Three times the quantity
- adj. Designed for three users
- adj. Folded in three; composed of three layers
- adj. Having three aspects; very ambiguous.
- adj. Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
- n. A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- n. A hamburger with three patties.
- n. A three-base hit
- n. A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- n. A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
- v. To multiply by three
- v. To get a three-base hit
- v. To become three times as large
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold.
- adj. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
- adj. One of three; third.
- intransitive v. To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In geometry: A triad of points.
- n. A triad of systoms of orthogonal surfaces.
- Consisting of three; threefold; characterized by a subdivision into three parts or into threes: as, a triple knot; a triple window.
- Three times repeated; treble.
- Being one of three; third.
- A league between France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands, formed in 1717, and directed chiefly against Spain. After the accession to it of Austria in 1718 it was known as the Quadruple Alliance.
- An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, formed about 1883, and designed to check Russia and also France. It is chiefly the creation of Prince Bismarck, and by its provisions the three powers are bound to support one another in certain contingencies. Its influence has succeeded to that of the League of the Three Emperors (the German, Austrian, and Russian), which was also largely the creation of Bismarck.
- A bearing representing three royal or imperial crowns set one upon another in pale. Such a bearing, having also clouds at the base, forms part of the arms of the London Drapers' Company.
- n. In music, same as treble.
- n. plural In change-ringing, changes rung on seven bells.
- To make threefold or thrice as much or as many; treble.
- To be thrice as great or as many as.
- To alter from single or double to triple action, as a single or double expansion-engine into a triple expansion-engine; fit up with triple expansion-engines, as a vessel which has previously used a single or double expansion-engine.
- To increase threefold.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. three times as great or many
- adj. having three units or components or elements
- v. increase threefold
- v. hit a three-base hit
- n. a set of three similar things considered as a unit
- n. a quantity that is three times as great as another
- n. a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
The term triple threat would be diminishing from the powerful range, the all consuming presence and the undeniable talent and reach of Baltimore native Mo'Nique.
Although the term triple bottom line may refer to specific reporting requirements, often it is used as shorthand for ventures that are socially responsible, green, and profitable.
Mr. Boehner emphasized what he called the "triple threat" from government now facing employers: federal regulations, out of control spending and a business-unfriendly tax code.
Ma says this policy has given China what he called a "triple low model" of population growth -- low birth rate, low death rate and low net population increase.
Ma says this policy has given China what he called a "triple low model" of population growth - low birth rate, low death rate and low net population increase.
She said they would drop the public option if they could guarantee what she called a triple-a rating when it comes to private insurers.
So what has to happen is the teacher's roles need to be redefined; just like it is in private schools where they have the role as teacher, adviser and coach -- what they call the triple threat.
Just like it is in private schools, where they have the role of teacher, advisers, coach, what they call the triple threat, teachers need to play a different role than they typically do in the public schools.
And you need to stimulate on the basis of what I call the triple T.
Washington, January 20, 2009 -- John McCain was sworn in as the 44th president at noon today, vowing to end "the era of rancor" and pledging to work with Democrats to vanquish what he called the triple peril of terrorism, climate change, and runaway entitlement spending.