eight

1. eight (num) — sense 1

Definition: A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

Example: 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.

2. eight (num) — sense 2

Definition: Describing a group or set with eight elements.

Example: He works eight hours a day.

3. eight (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The digit/figure 8.

4. eight (noun) — sense 4

Definition: Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

5. eight (noun) — sense 5

Definition: A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.