English Words: 3

49 words

3-1-1name

A restriction on air travel in the United States, such that passengers may carry liquids on board as long as they are in 3.4-ounce containers that fit in a single 1-quart bag.

3-2-1adj

Following the mnemonic "3-2-1 rule" for data archiving and protection: three copies of a piece of data are created, using two different types of media, and one is stored offsite.

3-Dadj

Abbreviation of three-dimensional.

3.5% rulename

The observation that nonviolent resistance campaigns involving at least 3.5% of the population are likely to achieve political change.

30-gonnoun

Synonym of triacontagon: A polygon with thirty sides.

30-somethingnum

Alternative form of thirtysomething.

300 Clubname

The set of people who, while visiting Antarctica, have gone through a temperature change of 300°F (149°C) while naked, from a sauna to the icy landscape outside, as part of an informal tradition.

304noun

A ho, a sexually promiscuous woman, a prostitute.

304tokname

The community of sex workers on TikTok.

305name

Miami, after the 305 area code.

30snoun

The decade of the 1930s.

30thadj

Abbreviation of thirtieth.

311name

The telephonic service for accessing some local government services, depending on the jurisdiction.

31337adj

Alternative spelling of eleet (“elite”).

32-countyadj

Covering the whole of the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

32-gonnoun

Synonym of triacontadigon: A polygon with thirty-two sides and thirty-two angles.

32monoun

Abbreviation of thirty-twomo; a size of paper cut from standard uncut free sheets, corresponding to such a sheet folded into thirty-two leaves, yielding sixty-four pages when printed on both sides. Page size is dependent on the size of sheet used, with the largest standard size, Atlas (36" by 26") yielding a page size of 6-1/2" by 4-1/2".

34-gonnoun

Synonym of triacontatetragon: A polygon with thirty four sides and thirty four angles.

360noun

A single spin which results in the original orientation.

360 backflipnoun

A maneuver in various sports (such as skateboarding) in which the player flips backwards, rotates a full turn, and finishes travelling in the original direction.

360 no scopenoun

Alternative spelling of 360 noscope.

360 noscopenoun

A kill with a sniper rifle performed without scoping in after doing a 360-degree turn, often but not always while jumping down from a height.

360-degreeadj

Covering all 360 degrees of a circle.

365adv

Every day of the year. Typically describes a business or service open or available every day, including holidays, such as a gas station, convenience store, ATM, hotline, or concierge service.

37thadj

Abbreviation of thirty-seventh.

381phrase

I love you.

3arabiziname

Alternative form of Arabizi

3C syndromenoun

craniocerebellocardiac dysplasia: a rare condition whose symptoms include heart defects, cerebellar hypoplasia, and cranial dysmorphism.

3Dadj

Abbreviation of three-dimensional.

3D jobnoun

A menial blue-collar job often performed by migrants.

3D printnoun

A three-dimensional solid object made using a 3D printer.

3D printedadj

Created by using a 3D printer.

3D printernoun

A device for making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model.

3D printingnoun

The manufacture of three-dimensional solid objects from digital models.

3DESnoun

Abbreviation of Triple DES, a cipher formed from the Data Encryption Standard (DES) cipher by using it three times.

3DNow!name

An enhancement of the MMX extension to the x86 CPU instruction set architecture, allowing for enhanced performance with 3D-graphics-heavy applications; rendered obsolescent by later versions of the SSE instruction-set extensions.

3DRname

Initialism of 3D Realms.

3DSnoun

Ellipsis of Nintendo 3DS.

3DTDSnoun

Abbreviation of three-dimensional topological Dirac semi-metal.

3FTxnoun

Abbreviation of three-finger toxin.

3GLnoun

Initialism of third-generation language.

3Mname

An American multinational conglomerate corporation.

3Padj

Abbreviation of third-party.

3rdverb

Abbreviation of third.

3rd gradernoun

Alternative spelling of third grader.

3somenoun

Abbreviation of threesome.

3TGnoun

Abbreviation of tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold, four common conflict minerals.

3Vnoun

Alternative form of threevee.

3x3 basketballnoun

A coach-less (no in-game coaching) form of basketball, with 2 opposing sides of 3 on-court players at a time on a side, on a court with a single basket, half the size of a regular basketball court, where defenders and attackers switch during play.

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