Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 9 compound words that contain eights. The most common are listed below. Open eights in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- crazy eightsA card game in which players try to rid themselves of their cards by playing a matching rank or suit on the previous card played, having to draw an additional card if unable to do this; a player who plays an eight can dictate the suit to …
- eighty-eightsplural of eighty-eight: Number between eighty-seven and eighty-nine; decimal 88
- aces and eightsSynonym of dead man's hand: A pair of aces and a pair of eights (especially, the black aces and eights), in a player's hand.
- eights and acesSynonym of dead man's hand: A pair of aces and a pair of eights (especially, the black aces and eights), in a player's hand.
- big eightsplural of big eight: In the game of craps, a prominent space on the table where one can place a bet that the shooter will roll an eight before a seven.
- Cuban eightsplural of Cuban eight: An aerobatic maneuver following a path that resembles the figure 8 on its side.
- figure eightsplural of figure eight: The shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8.
- forty-eightsplural of forty-eight: The cardinal number immediately following forty-seven and preceding forty-nine.
- last eightsplural of last eight: A quarterfinal; the players in a quarterfinal
- lazy eightsplural of lazy eight: An aerobatic maneuver consisting of 1/4 looping up, wingover (left or right), 1/2 looping down+up, wingover (right or left), 1/4 looping down.
- middle eightsplural of middle eight: The third of four eight-bar sections in thirty-two-bar-form (AABA-form) music.
- number eightsplural of number eight: A box-to-box midfielder.
- seventy-eightsplural of seventy-eight: The cardinal number immediately following seventy-seven and preceding seventy-nine.
- standing eightsplural of standing eight: An eight-second count called by the referee during a match, to determine whether one of the boxers is fit to continue.
- straight-eightsplural of straight-eight: An engine with eight cylinders in one line or row.
- figure-of-eightsplural of figure-of-eight: in the shape of an 8 (eight)
Compound words 9
- eightsomeA group of eight persons or things.
- eightsiesA call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.
- coheightsplural of coheight: The amplitude of a cosine function
- deweightsthird-person singular simple present indicative of deweight: To reduce the weighting of.
- eightsmanA member of a team of eight rowers who propel the same boat.
- eightsmenplural of eightsman: A member of a team of eight rowers who propel the same boat.
- reweightsthird-person singular simple present indicative of reweight: To replace or adjust weights that are attached to something.
- eightscoreOne hundred and sixty (160).
- streightsplural of streight: Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.