The Wordsmith Dictionary

Eight, a. Etym: [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G.acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. atta, Sw. åtta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. aszt, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. ash. Octave. ]

Defn: Seven and one; as, eight years.

EIGHT

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.

EIGHTEEN

Eight "een `, a. Etym: [AS. eahtat, eahtat. See Eight, and Ten, and cf. Eighty. ]

Defn: Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.

EIGHTEEN

EIGHTEEN 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.

EIGHTEENMO

EIGHTEENMO Eight `een "mo, a. & n.

Defn: See Octodecimo.

EIGHTEENTH

Eight "eenth `, a. Etym: [From Eighteen. ]

1. Next in order after the seventeenth.

2. Consisting of one of eighteen equal parts or divisions of a thing.

EIGHTEENTH

EIGHTEENTH Eight "eenth `, n.

1. The quotient of a unit divided by eighteen; one of eighteen equal parts or divisions.

2. The eighth after the tenth.

EIGHTETETHE

Eight "e *teth `e, a. Etym: [OE. , fr. AS. eahtateó; eahta eight + teó tenth. Cf. Eighteenth, Tenth. ]

Defn: Eighteenth. [Obs. ]

EIGHTFOLD

EIGHTFOLD Eight "fold `, a.

Defn: Eight times a quantity.

EIGHTH

Eighth, a. Etym: [AS. eahto.]

1. Next in order after the seventh.

2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. Eighth note (Mus. ), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver.

EIGHTH

EIGHTH Eighth, n.

1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.

2. (Mus. )

Defn: The interval of an octave.

EIGHTHLY

EIGHTHLY Eighth "ly, adv.

Defn: As the eighth in order.

EIGHTIETH

Eight "i *eth, a. Etym: [From Eighty. ]

1. The next in order after seventy-ninth.

2. Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions.

EIGHTIETH

EIGHTIETH Eight "i *eth, n.

Defn: The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal parts.

EIGHTLING

Eight "ling, n. Etym: [Eight + -ling. ] (Crystallog.)

Defn: A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals.

EIGHTSCORE

EIGHTSCORE Eight "score `, a. & n.

Defn: Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty.

EIGHTY

Eight "y, a. Etym: [AS. eahtatig, where the ending -tig is akin to English ten; cf. G. achtzig. See Eight, and Ten. ]

Defn: Eight times ten; fourscore.

EIGHTY

EIGHTY Eight "y, n.

1. The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.

2. A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 8 or lxxx.

New American Oxford Dictionary

eight

eight |āt eɪt | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the product of two and four; one more than seven, or two less than ten; 8: a committee of eight members | eight were acquitted | eight of them were unemployed. (Roman numeral: viii or VIII ) • a group or unit of eight people or things: the win placed Canada closer to the final eight. • eight years old: children as young as eight. • eight o'clock: in time for dinner at eight. • short for figure eight. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eight. • a playing card with eight pips. • an eight-oared rowboat or its crew. ORIGIN Old English ehta, eahta, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German acht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin octo and Greek oktō.

eight ball

eight ball ▶noun 1 Billiards the black ball, numbered eight. • a game of pool in which one side must pocket all of the striped or solid balls and finally the eight ball to win. 2 (eightball ) informal a portion of an illegal drug weighing an eighth of an ounce (3.54 g ). PHRASES behind the eight ball informal at a disadvantage.

eighteen

eight een |āˈtēn, ˈāˌtēn ˈˌeɪ (t )ˈˌtin | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the product of two and nine; one more than seventeen, or eight more than ten; 18: she wrote eighteen novels | out of sixty batches checked, eighteen were incorrect | eighteen of the guests were gathered. (Roman numeral: xviii or XVIII ) • a set or team of eighteen individuals. • eighteen years old: he was barely eighteen. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eighteen. DERIVATIVES eight eenth |āˈtēnTH, ˈāˌtēnTH |ordinal number ORIGIN Old English e (a )htatēne (see eight, -teen ).

eighteenmo

eight een mo |ˌāˈtēnˌmō eɪtˈtinmoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. eighteenmos ) another term for octodecimo.

eightfold

eight fold |ˈātˌfōld ˈeɪtfoʊld | ▶adjective eight times as great or as numerous: an eightfold increase in expenditure. • having eight parts or elements: an eightfold shape. ▶adverb by eight times; to eight times the number or amount: claims have grown eightfold in ten years.

eightfold path

eight fold path ▶noun Buddhism the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.

eighth

eighth |ā (t )TH eɪ (t )θ | ▶ordinal number constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th: in the eighth century | the eighth of September | seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender. • (an eighth /one eighth ) each of eight equal parts into which something is or may be divided: an eighth of an inch. • the eighth finisher or position in a race or competition: she finished eighth of the eleven runners. DERIVATIVES eighth ly adverb

eighth note

eighth note |ˈeɪ (t )θ noʊt |(Brit. quaver ) ▶noun Music a note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note or half a quarter note, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem.

eightpenny nail

eight pen ny nail |ˈātˌpenē ˈeɪtpɛni ˌneɪl | ▶noun a nail that is 2.5 inches (64 mm ) long.

eightsome

eightsome |ˈeɪtsəm |(also eightsome reel |ˈeɪts (ə )m |) ▶noun a lively Scottish dance for eight people.

eighty

eight y |ˈātē ˈeɪdi | ▶cardinal number ( pl. eighties ) equivalent to the product of eight and ten; ten less than ninety; 80: eighty miles north | a buffet for eighty | eighty of the nurses fled. (Roman numeral: lxxx or LXXX eleven ) • (eighties ) the numbers from 80 to 89, esp. the years of a century or of a person's life: his grandmother was in her eighties. • eighty years old: he was over eighty at the time. • eighty miles an hour: roaring down the highway doing eighty. DERIVATIVES eight i eth |ˈātēiTH |ordinal number, eight y fold |ˈātēˌfōld |adjective & adverb ORIGIN Old English hunde (a )htatig, from hund (of uncertain origin ) + e (a )hta ‘eight ’ + -tig (see -ty 2 ); the first element was lost early in the Middle English period.

eighty-six

eigh ty-six |ˌātē ˈsiks ˌeɪdi ˈsɪks |(also 86 ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal 1 eject or bar (someone ) from a restaurant, bar, etc.: they were accused of cheating, and eighty-sixed from their favorite casino. 2 reject, discard, or cancel: the passwords will be 86ed by next October. ORIGIN 1930s (as a noun, used in restaurants and bars to indicate that a menu item is unavailable or that a customer is not to be served ): perhaps rhyming slang for nix 1 .

Oxford Dictionary

eight

eight |eɪt | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the product of two and four; one more than seven, or two less than ten; 8: a committee of eight members | eight of them were unemployed | eight were acquitted. (Roman numeral: viii or VIII ) • a group of eight people or things: the win placed Canada closer to the final eight. • eight years old: children as young as eight. • eight o'clock: the play is to begin at eight. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eight. • an eight-oared rowing boat or its crew. • a playing card with eight pips. PHRASES have one over the eight Brit. informal have one drink too many. [probably from the assumption that the average person can drink eight pints of beer without getting drunk. ]ORIGIN Old English ehta, eahta, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German acht, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin octo and Greek oktō.

eight ball

eight ball ▶noun N. Amer. 1 (also eight-ball pool ) [ mass noun ] a variety of the game of pool. • [ count noun ] the black ball, numbered eight, in eight ball. 2 informal a portion of an illegal drug weighing an eighth of an ounce (3.54 g ). PHRASES behind the eight ball informal at a disadvantage.

eighteen

eight |een |eɪˈtiːn, ˈeɪtiːn | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the product of two and nine; one more than seventeen, or eight more than ten; 18: she wrote eighteen novels | out of sixty batches checked, eighteen were incorrect | eighteen of the guests were gathered. (Roman numeral: xviii or XVIII ) • a set or team of eighteen individuals. • eighteen years old: he was barely eighteen. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eighteen. • ( 18 ) Brit. (of a film ) classified as suitable for people of 18 years and over. DERIVATIVES eighteenth ordinal number ORIGIN Old English e (a )htatēne (see eight, -teen ).

eighteenmo

eight |eenmo |eɪˈtiːnməʊ | ▶noun ( pl. eighteenmos ) another term for octodecimo.

eightfold

eight |fold |ˈeɪtfəʊld | ▶adjective eight times as great or as numerous: an eightfold increase in expenditure. • having eight parts or elements: an eightfold shape. ▶adverb by eight times; to eight times the number or amount: claims have grown eightfold in ten years.

eightfold path

eight |fold path ▶noun Buddhism the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practised: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.

eighth

eighth |eɪtθ | ▶ordinal number 1 constituting number eight in a sequence; 8th: in the eighth century | the eighth of September | seven men admitted conspiracy, an eighth admitted assisting an offender. • the eighth finisher or position in a race or competition: she finished eighth of the eleven runners. 2 each of eight equal parts into which something is or may be divided: an eighth of an inch. DERIVATIVES eighthly adverb

eighth note

eighth note ▶noun Music, N. Amer. a quaver.

eightpenny nail

eight pen ny nail |ˈātˌpenē ˈeɪtpɛni ˌneɪl | ▶noun a nail that is 2.5 inches (64 mm ) long.

eights

eights |eɪts | ▶plural noun a race for eight-oared rowing boats.

eightsome

eightsome |ˈeɪtsəm |(also eightsome reel |ˈeɪts (ə )m |) ▶noun a lively Scottish dance for eight people.

eighty

eighty |ˈeɪti | ▶cardinal number ( pl. eighties ) equivalent to the product of eight and ten; ten less than ninety; 80: eighty miles north | a buffet for eighty | eighty of the nurses fled. (Roman numeral: lxxx or LXXX ) • (eighties ) the numbers from 80 to 89, especially the years of a century or of a person's life: his grandmother was in her eighties. • eighty years old: he was over eighty at the time. • eighty miles an hour: roaring down the highway doing eighty. DERIVATIVES eightieth ordinal number, eightyfold adjective & adverb ORIGIN Old English hunde (a )htatig, from hund (of uncertain origin ) + e (a )hta ‘eight ’ + -tig (see -ty 2 ); the first element was lost early in the Middle English period.

eighty-six

eighty-six ▶verb [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal reject, discard, or destroy: the only reason she hadn't eighty-sixed him before now was out of affection for his son. ORIGIN 1930s (as a noun, used in restaurants and bars to indicate that a menu item is unavailable or that a customer is not to be served ): perhaps rhyming slang for nix 1 .

American Oxford Thesaurus

eight

eight cardinal number we certainly heard a talented eight this evening: octet, eightsome, octuplets; Poetry octrain, octameter; Music octuplet, octave; technical octad; rare ogdoad, octarchy. WORD LINKS octagon an eight-sided figure Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Oxford Thesaurus

eight

eight cardinal number octet, eightsome, octuplets; Poetry octrain, octameter; Music octuplet, octave; technical octad; rare ogdoad, octarchy. WORD LINKS eight octo-, octa- related prefixes octagon plane figure with eight sides octahedron solid figure with eight faces octuple consisting of eight parts or things ontonary relating to eight octennial relating to eight years Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

eight

eight /eɪt / (! 用例用法は →five ) 名詞複～s /-ts /1 U (基数の )8 (!序数はeighth ) .2 U 8歳 ; 8時 , 8分 ; 8ドル [ポンド, セント, ペンス ].3 U 〖複数扱い〗8人; 8つ , 8個 .4 C 8人 [8個 ]ひと組のもの ; 〘スポーツ〙エイト〘8人漕（こ）ぎボートの漕ぎ手〙.5 C 8の数字 [活字 ] 〘8, VIII, viiiなど〙.6 ＝figure (of ) eight .7 C (トランプの )8の札 .8 〖the Eights 〗｟英｠オックスフォードケンブリッジ大学対抗ボートレース .9 C 8番 [号 ]サイズの物 ; 〖～s 〗8サイズの靴 [手袋 ].behind the é ight b à ll ｟米俗｠運が悪い ; 窮地に陥って (↓eight ball ).be [h à ve ] ò ne over the é ight ｟英くだけて｠飲みすぎている, 酔っ払っている (!このeightは8パイントをさし, 飲酒しても平常でいられるとされる酒の量を表す ) .形容詞 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗8人の ; 8つの , 8個の .2 〖be ～〗8歳で .～́ b à ll ｟米｠〘ビリヤード〙8と書いた黒球〘これをpocketに落とすと負ける〙.

eighteen

eight een /èɪtíːn / (! 名詞の前では é ight è en ) 〖eight (8 )teen (10 )〗 (! 用例用法は →five ) 名詞複～s /-z /1 U (基数の )18 .2 U 18歳 ; 18時 , 18分 ; 18ドル [ポンド, セント, ペンス ].3 U 〖複数扱い〗18人 ; 18個 .4 C 18人 [18個 ]ひと組のもの .5 C 18の数字 [活字 ] 〘18, XVIII, xviiiなど〙.6 C 18番 [号 ]サイズの物 .7 ｟英｠〖18と書いて〗18歳未満お断り (→movie rating ).形容詞 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗18人の ; 18個の .2 〖be ～〗18歳で .

eighteenth

eight eenth /èɪtíːnθ / (! 名詞の前では é ight è enth ) →eighteen (! ｟略｠18th; 用法用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第18の , 18番目の .2 18分の1の .名詞複～s /-θs /1 U 〖通例the ～〗第18番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 U 〖通例the ～〗(月の )18日 .3 C 18分の1 .

eightfold

é ight f ò ld 形容詞副詞 8倍の [に ], 8重の [に ].

eighth

eighth /eɪtθ , ｟米｠eɪθ /〖eight (8 )th (番目 (の ))〗 (! ｟略｠8th; 用法用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第8の , 8番目の .2 8分の1の .3 〘楽〙8度 (音程 )の .名詞複～s /-s /1 U 〖通例the ～〗第8番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 U 〖通例the ～〗(月の )8日 .3 C 8分の1 .4 C 〘楽〙8度 (音程 ), オクターブ (octave ).～́ n ò te ｟米｠〘楽〙8分音符 (｟英｠quaver ).

eight-hundred

è ight-h ú ndred 800 名詞｟米｠ダイヤル800番 (800 number ) 〘米国のフリーダイヤル番号〙.

eightieth

eight i eth /éɪtiəθ /→eighty (! ｟略｠80th; 用法用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第80の , 80番目の .2 80分の1の .名詞複～s /-θs /1 U 〖通例the ～〗第80番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 C 80分の1 .

eighty

eight y /éɪti /〖eight (8 )ty (10倍 )〗 (! 用法用例は →five ) 名詞複 -ies /-z /1 U (基数の )80 (!序数はeightieth ) .2 U 80歳 ; 80分 ; 80ドル [ポンド, セント, ペンス ].3 U 〖複数扱い〗80人 ; 80個 .4 C 80人 [80個 ]ひと組のもの .5 〖one's -ies 〗(年齢の )80代 .6 〖the -ies 〗(世紀の )80年代, (特に )1980年代 ; (温度が華氏で )80度台 .7 C 80の数字 [活字 ] 〘80, LXXX, lxxxなど〙.形容詞 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗80人の , 80個の .2 〖be ～〗80歳で .