A common 8-letter word that means cosh is "bludgeon."
The word "ATE" can be formed using 8 matchsticks, but it doesn't have a specific meaning. It is generally used in puzzles or brain teasers as an example without conveying a particular message.
The 8-letter word that fits the pattern "e-alese" is "estimate," which means to roughly calculate or approximate a quantity or value.
Oct- is the prefix meaning eight. One of the most common words for this is octagon.
A peck is a unit of dry volume equivalent to 8 dry quarts or one-fourth of a bushel. It can also refer to a quick, light kiss or a sharp strike with a beak or bill.
The 8-letter French word for college student is 'Γ©tudiant'.
Evitable is another 8 lettered word
Nepotism.
artfullybrightlybareback (She rode the horse bareback).blithely (meaning cheerfully)creepilydrearilydreamilyfamouslygloballyjoyfullylovinglylightlymightilynightlyrightlypriestlyshabbilyscarcelyscantilysuddenlystupidlystronglysleepilysisterlysecretlysteadilyunkindlywoefully
The 'Clarinet'
Omnivore.
Homework
With the current 32 team format, there are 8 groups which are lettered A-H. However, before 1986 they were numbered instead.
Unsorted is an 8 letter word meaning uncategorized. Mishmash might also be one, but I'm not sure it's a real word.
Decipher.
gloomily
verboten
affluent