eight

play

noun \ˈāt\

Definition of eight

1 : a number that is one more than seven — see number table
2 : the eighth in a set or series the eight of spades
3 : something having eight units or members: such asa : an 8-oared racing boat or its crewb : an 8-cylinder engine or automobile

eight

adjective

eight

pronoun, plural in construction

See eight defined for English-language learners

See eight defined for kids

Recent Examples of eight from the Web

Six to eights shots were fired, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Capt.

— melissa chan, Time, "Police Who Were Shooting at a Pit Bull Accidentally Killed a 17-Year-Old Boy Instead", 23 June 2017
Loneker, who later earned all-Big Eight honors in his final season, proved his strength in winter workouts.

— jesse newell, kansascity, "Former KU football player, actor Keith Loneker Sr. dies", 22 June 2017
Made the crew team as a walk-on at UCLA and rowed novice eights this season. Majoring in biology at UCLA.

— john maffei, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Valley Center’s family of valedictorians", 13 June 2017
Saturday on Lake Natoma, the Huskies’ first, second and third varsity eights, and the varsity four, all won their semifinal races.

— seattle times staff, The Seattle Times, "Washington men sweep into grand finals at national meet", 3 June 2017
Here's his Big Eight: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brian Hoyer, Brandon Weeden, Case Keenum, Ryan Mallet, T.J. Yates, Tom Savage and Osweiler.

— terry pluto, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns have Terry Talkin' Brock Osweiler, impressions from OTAs -- Terry Pluto (photos)", 27 May 2017
Read more: Ennio Morricone's 'Hateful Eight' Score Gets New Rendition by Pianist Lang Lang: Watch Earlier this year, Lang Lang returned to Universal Media Group after seven years away, signing a long-term recording deal with the label.

— rebecca sun, Billboard, "Pianist Lang Lang Signs With CAA", 16 May 2017
The Shoremen won both scoring races (the first and second varsity eights) at the MARC Championships on Pinchot Lake in Lewisberry, Pa..

— baltimoresun.com, "Digest: Contrarity rolls to win in first juvenile race at Laurel", 30 Apr. 2017
Both the varsity and second varsity eights won their respective events in convincing fashion, four seconds ahead of perennial rivals and defending national champions Oakland Strokes.

— community submission, Daily Pilot, "NAC rowing teams shine at San Diego Crew Classic", 5 Apr. 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eight'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.