eight — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

capable, closed, dead, last, sharp, together

The last eight months have been incredibly difficult for our family.

VERB + EIGHT

begins, broke, carrying, composed, consists, happened, rings, sleep

The musical composition consists of eight movements that flow seamlessly into one another.

EIGHT + NOUN

children, day, days, hours, members, months, morning, motorcycles

The meeting lasted eight hours and we didn't finish until midnight.

PREP.

about, after, around, between, from, in, on, out

I usually get home from work around eight in the evening.

ADV.

eventually, somehow

We eventually found eight matching chairs at the antique market last weekend.

Definitions

num

1

A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.

The statement did not specify the location of that trip, but provided further details of her romantic life, stating that Saroukos and her husband spent eight days together before she returned to Australia on Dec. 21.

2

Describing a group or set with eight elements.

He works eight hours a day.

noun

1

The digit/figure 8.

2

Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

3

A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.

4

The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.

5

Eight o'clock.

About eight on the Saturday morning, she purchases a large sheath-knife in the Palais Royal [...]

Sharp at eight we were waiting on the wharf where the Messagerie boats lie, and wondering what the deuce was going to happen.

adj

1

Obsolete spelling of eighth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the f

eight-spot

noun — the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

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eighter
octad
ogdoad
octonary
octet

adjective — being one more than seven

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

fall seven times, stand up eight

One must not give up one's efforts, even those that are in vain.

Example Bank

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Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another c

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The statement did not specify the location of that trip, but provided further details of her romantic life, stating that Saroukos and her husband spent eight days together before she returned to Austr

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He works eight hours a day.

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About eight on the Saturday morning, she purchases a large sheath-knife in the Palais Royal [...]

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Sharp at eight we were waiting on the wharf where the Messagerie boats lie, and wondering what the deuce was going to happen.

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Miranda showed him in at a quarter to eight, accompanied by a pretty young woman she introduced as Erin d'Angelo.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, eight is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.