fourth

Position before fifth

Fourth indicates position number four in a sequence: She finished fourth in the race, the fourth of July.

As a noun, a fourth is one of four equal parts—a quarter: Cut the apple into fourths.

In music, a fourth is an interval spanning four notes of a scale.

interval

fifth

Five's place in sequence

seventh · second · unison · perfect · augmented · diminished · tritone · semitone · scale · pitch

ordinal

rank

Position in hierarchy

quadruple · tetrad · bronze · podium · standings · leaderboard · runner-up · semifinalist · sequence · succession

military

division

Splitting into parts

company · platoon · squadron · corps · detachment · section · unit · troop · contingent · formation

amendment

constitution

Inherent physical or structural makeup

warrant · privacy · unreasonable · protection · police · evidence · probable cause · exclusionary · Bill of Rights · civil liberties

fraction

quarterpounder

Sandwich with four-ounce patty

decimal · half · third · eighth · sixteenth · divide · split · portion · segment · slice

birthorder

sibling

Brother or sister

younger · older · eldest · youngest · inheritance · succession · heir · lineage · kinship · offspring

Categories
Opposites
ordinal position

fourthfirst

Position number one

last · final · ultimate · initial · penultimate

number type

fourthcardinal

Of foremost importance

four · cardinal number

competitive ranking

fourthfirst

Position number one

winner · gold medalist · champion · first place · victor

Phrases
Family

four, fourth ventricle, fourthly, fourths, fourth down, fourth grade, fourth dimension, fourth wall

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G