eighth
/eɪtθ/
adjectivenounverb
The ordinal form of the number eight.
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Adjective 1 meaning
The ordinal form of the number eight.
Noun 3 meanings
The person or thing in the eighth position.
One of eight equal parts of a whole.
“Two bits equals two eighths of a dollar.”
An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.
Verb 1 meaning
To divide by eight.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
Similar and opposite words
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henryoctave
EIGHTH at a glance
EIGHTH has 6 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (E 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1 + H 4) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,035 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with eighth
All rhymes- HEIGHTH17
- HIGHTH16
One letter away
- EIGHTY13
- EIGHTS10
- HIGHTH16
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