Eight

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), n. [See {Ait}.]
     An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their
     eights." --Evelyn.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries.
     achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. [=a]tta, Sw. [*a]tta,
     Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. aszt[*u]ni, Ir. & Gael. ochd,
     W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. 'oktw`, Skr.
     ash[.t]an. [root]306. Cf. {Octave}.]
     Seven and one; as, eight years.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), n.
     1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or
        objects.
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     2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eight
       adj : being one more than seven [syn: {8}, {viii}]
       n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {8},
             {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad},
             {octonary}, {octet}]
       2: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted
          for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city
          life [syn: {Ashcan School}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "eight":
     Octateuch, cast, company, complement, crew, eighter from Decatur,
     eleven, first string, first team, five, nine, octad, octagon,
     octahedron, octameter, octastyle, octave, octavo, octet, octonary,
     octosyllable, ogdoad, platoon, reserves, rowing crew,
     second string, second team, squad, string, team, third string,
     utas, varsity