eight Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
    ogdoad; octet; octad; VIII; eighter; 8; eighter from Decatur; octonary.
  2. noun a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
    Ashcan School.
  3. noun one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
    eight-spot.
  4. adjective satellite being one more than seven
    8; viii.

WordNet

Eight noun
Etymology
See Ait.
Definitions
  1. An island in a river; an ait. Obs. "Osiers on their eights." Evelyn.
Eight adjective
Etymology
AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. atta, Sw. åtta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. asztni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. , Skr. ashan. . Cf. Octave.
Definitions
  1. Seven and one; as, eight years.
Eight noun
Definitions
  1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.
  2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.

Webster 1913