eight

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A group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life

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An island in a river; an ait.

Noun
a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life

Noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

Adjective S.
being one more than seven


n.
An island in a river; an ait.

a.
Seven and one; as, eight years.

n.
The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.

n.
A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.


Eight

Eight , n. [See Ait.] An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their eights." Evelyn.

Eight

Eight, a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. 'betta, Sw. '86tta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. asztni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. , Skr. ashan. . Cf. Octave.] Seven and one; as, eight years.

Eight

Eight , n. 1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects. 2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.

An island in a river; an ait.

Seven and one; as, eight years.

The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.

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Usage Examples

And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of 'curb appeal.' Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.

At the end of drama school, I made a contract with myself: I'd try acting for five years. I was 26. I had already spent eight years working in restaurants and gas stations. So I had seen enough small businesses to understand that that's what acting is: a small business.

Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they're interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.

For an actor, you're rejected eight or ten times a day. All you've got to sell is yourself. You're not selling products, they're not turning down a car, they're turning you down. Most people can't handle that. Most people are essentially not set up that way.

Coming through the fire and through the storm of life with a strong man, my fiance Ashanti, whom I've been dating for eight months and two wonderful children beside me, I'm just so happy that I have been able to maintain my integrity and get to where I am today with the right energy around me.

Ever notice that Soup for One is eight aisles away from Party Mix?

And I understand that, I testified in closed hearings over eight years because there are intelligence matters, there are sensitive matters that should not be held in a public hearing.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

For the past eight years, the right has been better at working the refs. Now the left is learning how to play the game.

And it was back in the mid-1980s, and as I point out in a piece, that was when we are spending about eight percent of our gross domestic product on health care. And even then, we had the impression that so much of the excessive, aggressive medical treatment that took place at the end of life was not only unnecessary but it was cruel.

But of course when people watch morning television, Terry, it's a very different animal. You know, they're running around, they're getting their kids ready for school, they're probably doing eight million things, they're brushing their teeth.

Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance. The term of her probation was eight days.

And the buying of new machinery meant not only the possibility of production, but even the new technology, 'cos as I mentioned before, we were back of seven, eight years.

For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

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