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eight
adjective
being
one
more
than
seven
;
amounting
to
8
in
number
•
She
baked
eight
cookies
for
her
friends
.
She
baked
eight
cookies
for
her
friends
.
•
The
spider
has
eight
legs
.
The
spider
has
eight
legs
.
Old
English
eahta
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*ahtōu
,
ultimately
from
Proto-Indo-European
*oḱtṓw
.
noun
the
number
8
;
the
symbol
8
;
a
quantity
represented
by
8
•
He
rolled
an
eight
on
the
dice
and
cheered
loudly
.
He
rolled
an
eight
on
the
dice
and
cheered
loudly
.
•
If
you
add
three
and
five
,
you
get
eight
.
If
you
add
three
and
five
,
you
get
eight
.
Same
origin
as
the
adjective
sense
:
Old
English
eahta
.
noun
a
long
racing
boat
rowed
by
eight
people
,
or
the
crew
that
rows
it
•
The
university's
men's
eight
glided
smoothly
across
the
river
at
dawn
.
The
university's
men's
eight
glided
smoothly
across
the
river
at
dawn
.
•
Their
women's
eight
won
the
national
championship
last
year
.
Their
women's
eight
won
the
national
championship
last
year
.
Derived
from
the
number
of
rowers
in
the
boat
.
weight
noun
how
heavy
something
is
,
shown
as
a
number
or
felt
as
heaviness
•
The
elephant's
weight
is
more
than
five
thousand
kilograms
.
The
elephant's
weight
is
more
than
five
thousand
kilograms
.
•
She
lost
a
lot
of
weight
after
changing
her
diet
.
She
lost
a
lot
of
weight
after
changing
her
diet
.
From
Old
English
‘
wiht
’
meaning
‘
heaviness
or
burden
’,
influenced
by
the
verb
‘
weigh
’.
noun
a
heavy
object
made
to
be
lifted
,
held
down
,
or
provide
balance
•
He
lifts
heavy
weights
at
the
gym
every
morning
.
He
lifts
heavy
weights
at
the
gym
every
morning
.
•
The
paper
was
held
down
by
a
small
metal
weight
on
the
desk
.
The
paper
was
held
down
by
a
small
metal
weight
on
the
desk
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
,
later
extended
to
refer
to
physical
objects
used
for
balancing
or
exercising
.
noun
importance
or
influence
that
something
or
someone
has
•
Her
opinion
carries
a
lot
of
weight
in
the
company
.
Her
opinion
carries
a
lot
of
weight
in
the
company
.
•
The
judge
gave
great
weight
to
the
eyewitness
testimony
.
The
judge
gave
great
weight
to
the
eyewitness
testimony
.
Figurative
use
dating
back
to
the
14th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
physical
heaviness
to
abstract
importance
.
verb
to
make
something
heavier
or
to
give
one
part
more
importance
than
another
•
They
weighted
the
survey
results
to
reflect
the
age
distribution
of
the
country
.
They
weighted
the
survey
results
to
reflect
the
age
distribution
of
the
country
.
•
Please
weight
the
curtains
so
they
don't
fly
around
in
the
breeze
.
Please
weight
the
curtains
so
they
don't
fly
around
in
the
breeze
.
Derived
from
the
noun
,
first
used
as
a
verb
in
the
15th
century
meaning
‘
to
add
weight
’.
height
noun
the
measurement
of
how
tall
someone
or
something
is
from
bottom
to
top
•
At
180
centimeters
in
height
,
Maya
can
easily
reach
the
top
shelf
.
At
180
centimeters
in
height
,
Maya
can
easily
reach
the
top
shelf
.
•
The
gardener
measured
the
height
of
the
sunflower
,
amazed
that
it
had
grown
taller
than
the
fence
.
The
gardener
measured
the
height
of
the
sunflower
,
amazed
that
it
had
grown
taller
than
the
fence
.
Old
English
“
hēhthu
”
meaning
“
state
of
being
high
,”
from
the
adjective
“
high
.”
noun
the
distance
of
something
above
the
ground
or
above
sea
level
•
The
plane
was
cruising
at
a
height
of
30
,
000
feet
.
The
plane
was
cruising
at
a
height
of
30
,
000
feet
.
•
Mount
Everest
reaches
a
height
of
8
,
848
meters
above
sea
level
.
Mount
Everest
reaches
a
height
of
8
,
848
meters
above
sea
level
.
noun
the
highest
part
or
top
of
something
•
We
climbed
to
the
height
of
the
tower
and
admired
the
city
below
.
We
climbed
to
the
height
of
the
tower
and
admired
the
city
below
.
•
The
ball
rolled
from
the
height
of
the
hill
down
into
the
valley
.
The
ball
rolled
from
the
height
of
the
hill
down
into
the
valley
.
noun
the
time
or
situation
when
something
is
at
its
most
intense
or
successful
point
•
During
the
height
of
summer
,
temperatures
here
can
reach
40
°C
.
During
the
height
of
summer
,
temperatures
here
can
reach
40
°C
.
•
She
won
the
award
at
the
height
of
her
career
.
She
won
the
award
at
the
height
of
her
career
.