eight

(āt)
n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 7 + 1.
2. The eighth in a set or sequence.
3. Something having eight parts, units, or members, especially:
   1. Sports. An eight-oared racing shell.
   2. An eight-cylinder engine or motor vehicle.

[Middle English eighte, from Old English eahta.]

eight eight adj. & pron.

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IN BRIEF: Being one more than seven.

Cats are smarter than dogs. You can not get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. — Jeff Valdez.

Tutor's tip: On the ait (small island), they ate (consumed) dinner at eight (number between seven and nine).

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sign description: With the palm facing out, the thumb touches the middle finger. The index, ring and little fingers are extended.

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An aerobatic maneuver in the shape of an “8.” It may be a horizontal or a vertical eight. Other versions of the maneuver are the Cuban eight and the lazy eight.



The Cuban-8.

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noun
noun

(to have had) one over the eight (to have had) too much to drink; to be drunk. (1925 —) .
Daily Express Luton magistrate: what does he mean by 'one over the eight'? ('A glass too many'?) (1928).

[From the (fanciful) notion that eight pints of beer represents the maximum intake consistent with sobriety.]

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Dansk (Danish)
num. - otte, ottetal, otter
n. - otte, ottetal, otter

Nederlands (Dutch)
acht

Français (French)
n. - huit
adj. - huit

idioms:

• eight ball    (Sport) balle noire portant le numéro noir (au billard américain)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Acht
adj. - acht

idioms:

• eight ball    (AmE) im Nachteil, in einer mißlichen Lage

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οκτώ, οκτάρι, οκτάδα
adj. - οκτώ

Italiano (Italian)
otto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - oito (m)

Русский (Russian)
восемь

Español (Spanish)
n. - ocho
adj. - ocho

idioms:

• eight ball    bola negra de billar, en posición de desventaja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - åtta
adj. - åtta-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
八, 第八, 八个, 八字形

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
num. - 八, 第八, 八個
n. - 八字形

한국어 (Korean)
num. - 8
n. - 여덟, 여덟 개

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 8の数字, 8個, エイト, 8個一組のもの, 8時, 8歳, 8の札
adj. - 8の, 8歳の

idioms:

• be behind the eight ball    不利な立場で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثمانيه (صفه) ثماني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שמונה, סירת שמונה‬

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