'Eight' definitions:

Definition of 'eight'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Being one more than seven [syn: eight, 8, viii]
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]