'Eight' definitions:
Definition of 'eight'
From: WordNet
adjective
noun
The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet]
noun
A group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life [syn: Ashcan School, Eight]
noun
One of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face [syn: eight-spot, eight]
Definition of 'Eight'
From: GCIDE
- Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), n. [See Ait.] An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their eights." --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Eight'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Eight'
From: GCIDE
- Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), n.
- 1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'eight'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cast,
- company,
- complement,
- crew,
- eighter from Decatur,
- eleven,
- first string,
- first team,
- five,
- nine,
- octad,
- octagon,
- octahedron,
- octameter,
- octastyle,
- Octateuch,
- octave,
- octavo,
- octet,
- octonary,
- octosyllable,
- ogdoad,
- platoon,
- reserves,
- rowing crew,
- second string,
- second team,
- squad,
- string,
- team,
- third string,
- utas,
- varsity