5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), noun 1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects. 2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), noun [See {Ait}.] An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] ''Osiers on their eights.'' --Evelyn. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), adjective [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. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: eight adjective: being one more than seven [syn: {8}, {viii}] noun 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: {8}, {VIII}, {eighter}, {eighter from Decatur}, {octad}, {ogdoad}, {octonary}, {octet}] 2: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life [syn: {Ashcan School}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 33 Moby Thesaurus words for "eight": Octateuch, cast, company, complement, crew, eighter from Decatur, eleven, first string, first team, five, nine, octad, octagon, octahedron, octameter, octastyle, octave, octavo, octet, octonary, octosyllable, ogdoad, platoon, reserves, rowing crew, second string, second team, squad, string, team, third string, utas, varsity

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