eight, viii
(adjective) being one more than seven
eight, eight-spot
(noun) one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
eight, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eight
A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
Describing a group or set with eight elements.
eight (plural eights)
The digit/figure 8.
(playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
(nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
(rowing, especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.
(rowing) The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.
eight (not comparable)
Obsolete spelling of eighth.
eight (plural eights)
Alternative spelling of ait (island in a river)
• Tighe
Source: Wiktionary
Eight, n. Etym: [See Ait.]
Definition: An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their eights." Evelyn.
Eight, a. Etym: [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. atta, Sw. ĂĄtta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. aszt, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. ash. Octave.]
Definition: Seven and one; as, eight years.
Eight, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.
2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
