Eight" : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Eight	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Eight
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eight adj being one more than seven Synonym(s): eight, 8, viii n the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet] a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life Synonym(s): Ashcan School, Eight one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face Synonym(s): eight-spot, eight
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eight \Eight\, n. [See {Ait}.] An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] [bd]Osiers on their eights.[b8] --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eight \Eight\, a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. [be]tta, Sw. [86]tta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. aszt[?]ni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. [?], Skr. ash[?]an. [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Octave}.] Seven and one; as, eight years.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eight \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.