eighteen, xviii
(adjective) being one more than seventeen
eighteen, XVIII
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eighteen
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
Derived from place names such as Ayton, Eaton, and Eton.
Eighteen
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Eight"een`, a. Etym: [AS. eahtat, eahtat. See Eight, and Ten, and cf. Eighty.]
Definition: Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.
Eight"een`, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen units or objects.
2. A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
