threatening
— Adjective
– English
~ darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
threatening
— Adjective
– English
~ threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
threateningly
— Adverb
– English
~ in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly"
the three estates
— Noun
– English
~ a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights
three-cornered leek
— Noun
– English
~ European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangular
three-decker
— Noun
– English
~ made with three slices of usually toasted bread
Three Kings' Day
— Noun
– English
~ twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
three-piece suit
— Noun
– English
~ a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers
three-fourths
— Noun
– English
~ three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound"
three-d
— Noun
– English
~ a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
three-point switch
— Noun
– English
~ an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations
three-ring circus
— Noun
– English
~ a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
three-mile limit
— Noun
– English
~ the limit of a nation's territorial waters
three-centered arch
— Noun
– English
~ a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers
three-card monte
— Noun
– English
~ a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
three-day event
— Noun
– English
~ an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping