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eighth | eight |

Eight is a related term of eighth.



As nouns the difference between eighth and eight

is that eighth is (eighth ones is used for the plural) The person or thing in the eighth position while eight is the digit/figure 8.

As an adjective eighth

is the ordinal form of the number eight.

As a numeral eight is

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

eighth

English

Adjective

(head)
  • The ordinal form of the number eight.
  • Synonyms

    * , 8th; (in names of monarchs and popes ) VIII

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (eighth ones is used for the plural ) The person or thing in the eighth position.
  • One of eight equal parts of a whole.
  • (slang) An "eighth" of an ounce equalling approximately 3.5 grams in marijuana or other drugs.
  • Synonyms

    * (person or thing in the eighth position) eighth one * (One of eight equal parts) , henry (for an eighth of an ounce of marijuana in the UK)

    eight

    English

    (wikipedia eight)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * * Western (Arabic) numerals: * (Roman numerals): VIII

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
  • He works eight hours a day.
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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 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.
  • Describing a set or group with eight components.
  • See also
    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The digit/figure 8.
  • (playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
  • (nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which a eight rowers each have two oars
  • (rowing, especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate
  • Derived terms
    * eight ball * eighty * figure eight * number eight * piece of eight
    See also
    * *

    Etymology 2

    See ait.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An island in a river; an ait.
  • * Evelyn
  • osiers on their eights
    (Webster 1913)