1Equivalent to the product of two and four; one more than seven, or two less than ten; 8.

1. 1.1 A group of eight people or things.
   the win placed Canada closer to the final eight

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   • It would appear that for the first time since 1997 we are too far out of the top eight to make the finals.
   • It won't be easy, but on a good day I know I can win, no matter who lines up against me in the final eight.
   • As the old saying goes ‘it's all on the day’ and the final eight will all hold high hopes of going all the way.
   • He was the only man to have won a race on the night, to see him through to the final eight.
   • She had to place in the top eight to qualify to run for the actual Olympic team tomorrow.
   • Instead we have had the USA ignoring the apathy in their own land to make it to the final eight.
   • Both Ivanovic and Evans were not part of the final eight last year.
   • Byron now move into the final eight where they will face Woodburn.
   • He was part of the tennis team which reached the last eight at the national finals.
   • On Saturday afternoon three winners from Frontier will join to make up the last eight to contest the final rounds.
   • The eight, and four others who had still to arrive, are members of the youth group at Ingestre Street Bible Church.
   • This is a recording of the heat which was held in Waterford at Garter Lane some time back when Chris made it into the final eight.
   • Judging by the talent on display at the trials, a fifteenth Varsity win and a place in the final eight appear once again to be imminent.
   • The youngster beat off competition from thousands of other hopefuls to get through to the final eight with the song Ever Since that Night.
   • Britain's injury-hit thrower Mick Hill failed to make the final eight after pulling up when making his third throw.
   • A lot has been made this week of the sad history of recent years where the final eight by round seven is almost cut and dried for the rest of the season.
   • Eighth seed Chanda Rubin had to overcome some stiff resistance to reach the last eight.
   • The earliest that Hawthorn could reach the top eight is Round 22.
   • The final eight is settled and there are some very good sides going around this season.
   • The 16 players in each category will be paired in a round robin system with the top eight qualifying for the final round.

   Synonyms

   octet, eightsome, octuplets

   Poetry octrain, octameter

   Music octuplet, octave

   technical octad

   rare ogdoad, octarchy
2. 1.2 Eight years old.
   children as young as eight

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   • Mr Smith said some residents claimed youngsters as young as eight had been involved in the vandalism.
   • Aisling Young is eight, made her First Holy Communion in May and her granny plaited her hair for the occasion.
   • In some cases, Amnesty said, girls as young as eight are married to much older men.
   • Children as young as eight have been inspired to learn foreign words to help them chat with their international email pals.
   • Children aged eight to 13 began the sessions at the County Ground yesterday.
   • The pensioners were tricked when a boy aged between seven and eight called at their home in Granville Road around 8pm on Friday.
   • The first category comprised young music lovers between the age of eight and 15.
   • Young girls of eight or nine worked down the mines hauling coal just so the families could exist.
   • They are particularly concerned that children as young as eight are getting involved as runners for drug dealers.
   • They live in Kensal Rise with their children aged four, seven and eight.
   • But the couple did not break the news to their youngest daughter Catherine, eight, until this year.
   • For children aged eight to 11 the distance will be at least three miles.
   • The team works with young people from the ages of eight to 18 to put out of control youths back on the straight and narrow.
   • He has a great interest in collecting things, like any young boy of eight, and has a collection of model dinosaurs.
3. 1.3 Eight o'clock.
   the play is to begin at eight

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   • Broadcast live on national TV, it begins at around eight in the morning and goes on until near mid-day.
   • On Wednesday night, she fell asleep at eight in the evening.
   • Well that was no surprise it was only eight in the morning.
   • I wake up each morning around eight.
   • No, it's eight in the evening where he is.
   • She took a small sip of beer, even though it was only eight in the morning.
   • Trey came home at eight or so because Krista had to go home before her parents got angry.
   • I'd snuck up shortly after eight, changed into pajamas and then went down to the kitchen to wait for my parents to wake up.
4. 1.4 A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eight.
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   • You grow up thinking that unless you're a size eight or 10 you're not really attractive.
   • We could all turn into size eights by giving up those naughty hamburgers.
   • Inside it is revealed that she reached size eight by running six miles a day and subsisting on a healthy diet of steamed vegetables and fish.
   • My mom always bought my shoes in her size, size eight, so she could share with me.
   • And in some high street stores where the clothes are all one size it is difficult to get into anything if you are over a size eight or 10.
   • When they say ‘slim white jeans’ they mean 5 foot ten and a size eight or under.
   • I absolutely hated my legs - they were a size 12 while my top was a size eight.
   • Don't kid yourself that buying a size eight dress at a bargain price will be enough of an incentive to lose weight and drop down two sizes.
   • I want to be able to go into a shop and buy a size eight.
   • She can't be bigger than a size eight, for those who understand such things.
5. 1.5 An eight-oared rowing boat or its crew.
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   • The biggest bicycle contingent of the day followed the men's eight down the course.
   • And with both the pair and the eight missing out on a place in the final, he knew that the four was his last shot at glory.
   • A mystery was unfolding in the first half of the women's eight.
   • No men's eight will ever want to win a World Championships the year before the Olympic Games.
   • The Everett Rowing Association finished third in the junior men's lightweight eight.
   • They competed in their country's quad last year but are back leading the eight.
   • The women's eight has two changes from last year's bronze medal crew.
   • And to get to the Olympics in a rowing eight means you have to be part of a really strong team.
   • Australia left it until today to show their speed in the women's eight and they gave Romania a surprise.
   • Two years later he won his first GB senior vest in the eight which won a final place in Seville.
   • No other boat reached a final, and the eight, defending Olympic champions, came plum last.
   • Great Britain's Olympic champion eight made the worst possible start to the defence of their title.
   • However their party was spoiled when New Zealand surprisingly took the women's eight.
   • This is up an improvement on Sydney when neither the men's nor women's eight qualified.
   • Italy came out on top in the lightweight men's eight despite a fast finishing sprint by Germany.
   • These 54 athletes had waited all week to contend the eight and the field was impressive.
   • Capping off a day of delays and every type of weather, the men's eight kept the audience at the course and in the mood.
   • She also raced in the final of the eight at the 2001 world championships finishing sixth.
   • The Canadian men's eight had not seen the medal podium for quite some time.
6. 1.6 A playing card with eight pips.
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   • If a player's only card is an eight, s/he cannot play it and is forced to draw a card that turn.
   • When an eight is played the player must call the suit for the next player.
   • Once the eight of spades is played, then the seven and nine of spades may be played.
   • The eight is not replaced since it is no longer in the player's hand when it's played.
   • Some players use jacks or aces rather than eights as the cards which have the power to change suit.