the punter on a foot ball team punted the ball on the fourth down.
'Happens" just happened to be the fourth word that was sent forth in the example questioning sentence.
After the 49ers stopped the New England Patriots on third down, the Patriots faced a crucial fourth down with two minutes remaining in the game.
There is not a fourth word.
The word "transpose" is term used in music. An example of a sentence using the word would be: We will have to transpose this piece down a major fourth to the key of C.
He came in fourth place.
In most dictionaries, it is antidisestablishmentarianism. There is a longer word that is not an actual word but the plural of a medical term: hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies, having thirty nine (39) letters in it. The definition of this word is surgical creations of a connection in the gall bladder.
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The phrase "fourth from last" refers to the fourth word counting backward from the end of a given sentence or list. Without additional context or a specific sentence to analyze, it's impossible to determine the exact word you're asking about. Please provide the sentence or context for a precise answer.
I pulled your moms throttle into fourth gear.
Her resemblance to her fourth cousin was uncanny.
The teams alternated back and fourth into groups.
A quart is a liquid measure that is one fourth of a gallon.