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eight

noun \ˈāt\

: the number 8

: the eighth in a set or series

: eight o'clock

Full Definition of EIGHT

1
— see number table
2
:  the eighth in a set or series <the eight of spades>
3
:  something having eight units or members: as
a :  an 8-oared racing boat or its crew
b :  an 8-cylinder engine or automobile
— eight adjective
— eight pronoun, plural in construction
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Origin of EIGHT

Middle English eighte, from eighte, adjective, from Old English eahta; akin to Old High German ahto eight, Latin octo, Greek oktō
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with EIGHT

ait, bait, bate, blate, cate, crate, date, fate, fete, freight, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, pate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate, state, straight, strait, teth, trait, wait, weight
EIGHT Defined for Kids

1eight

noun \ˈāt\

Definition of EIGHT for Kids

1
:  one more than seven :  two times four :  8
2
:  the eighth in a set or series

2eight

adjective

Definition of EIGHT for Kids

:  being one more than seven

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31 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. eight
  2. eight ball
  3. eight-foot octave
  4. eight-four
  5. eight-gauge
  6. eight-hour law
  7. eight-pointed cross
  8. eight-spotted forester
  9. eight-square
  10. eighty-eight
  11. circle eight
  12. cross of eight points
  13. Cuban eight
  14. fifty-eight
  15. figure eight
  16. figure-of-eight bandage
  17. forty-eight
  18. lazy eight
  19. ninety-eight
  20. number eight iron
  21. one over the eight
  22. piece of eight
  23. rolling eight
  24. Section Eight
  25. seventy-eight
  26. sixty-eight
  27. thirty-eight
  28. twenty-eight
  29. ward eight
  30. 8' pitch
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