Eight

1 9.9

A group of American painters from 1907 who paint real city scenes showing hard life

proper noun
/eɪt/

: Los Ocho

In 1907, the artists who formed Eight sought to challenge the traditional art standards of their time.
the Big Eight
the Elite Eight
Eight Conference

Examples

Bertha V. O'Brien, "Canvasses of 'The Eight' No Beauty Feast." Detroit Free Press 29 (November 1908), quoted in Zurier, Picturing the City, 2.

Academic text (2011)
Critics praised the realism of the works created by Eight, highlighting their focus on everyday life.
The group known as Eight showcased their art in a prominent exhibition in New York City.

Synonyms

Ashcan School

vsEight

9.7

A group of American painters who paint the rough life of city streets

is the same group but uses a numeral title instead of the school's name

Idioms

behind the eight-ball

Informal

4 9.6

In a difficult situation with little chance to make things better

fall seven times, stand up eight

9.0

To keep trying after many failures no matter how often you fail

one over the eight

Archaic

9.9

A little drunk after drinking too much alcohol

Compounds

eight-day

101 5.1

Lasting for eight days, like a clock that only needs to be wound once a week

eight ball

19 4.4

A black ball with the number 8 that must be pocketed last in some pool games

figure eight

8 2.8

A flat shape with two loops joined like the number eight

piece of eight

Archaic

3 9.9

An old Spanish silver coin worth eight reales used widely in trade from the 1500s to 1800s

figure eight

1 4.9

A skating move that traces two joined loops on the ice

figure of eight

1 4.8

A shape like the number eight made by one line crossing itself

eight-spot

7.8

A playing card with eight small symbols on its face

figure eight

Specialized

5.0

A knot tied near the rope end that stops it slipping through a hole and looks like the number eight

figure of eight

Specialized

5.1

A knot shaped like the number eight used to stop a rope slipping

Section Eight

Slur

9.9

A US Army discharge given for mental illness or bad behaviour

seventy-eight

Archaic

9.9

An old record for a record player that spins 78 times a minute

Surface Forms

Eight main

Etymology

The word Eight comes from the number 'eight' because the group had eight founding painters, so the name simply shows how many artists were in the group.