threaten, v. [menace]; [augur], [forebode], [portend]; impend, be imminent.
threatening, a. imminent, [ominous], [impending], minatory, fulminating.
three, n. trio, trinity, triad, ternary, ternion; triplets. Associated words: thrice, treble, trialogue, triarchy, triplicate, triplication, triplicity, trinal, triarchy, tripartition, tripod, triptych, trisect, trisection, trireme, triumvirate, trilogy, triform, triformity, trilling, trilemma.
three-colored, a. tricolored.
three-flowered, a. trifloral, triflorous.
threefold, a. triple.
three-forked, a. trisulcate, trifurcated.
three hundred years. tricentenary. Associated words: tercentenary, tricentenary, tri-centennial.
three languages. Associated word: trilingual.
three-leaved, a. trifoliate, trifoliated.