Definition of "threes" []

• Plural form of three. (noun)
• The age of three; three years old. (noun)
• A pair of threes. (noun)
• Three point shots. (noun)

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• "It comes in threes, which is to say, there have been 3 ungainly transitions per sentence!"
• "Six hundred ninety-three was a family of four: a seven, eleven, and twin threes ..."
• "While "Wild Hogs 2" caps off the triumvirate of recently cancelled Disney flicks – - and, as they say, big deaths come in threes – - it's not unfair to wonder how this bodes for a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, considering star Johnny Depp's previously announced waning enthusiasm for the franchise."