Phrase guide
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noun
The shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A maneuver in which one rides, skates, or otherwise traces a path that forms a figure eight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A variety of puffer fish (Tetraodontidae).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Alternative form of figure-eight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: figure
noun
a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: figure of eight
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Broader terms: knot
History
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