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figure eights

figure eights is the plural of figure eight.

figure eights is the third-person singular simple present indicative of figure eight.

Meaning of figure eight

Noun

figure eight (plural figure eights)

  1. The shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8.
  2. A maneuver in which one rides, skates, or otherwise traces a path that forms a figure eight.
    • The bikers pop wheelies and execute speedy figure eights along the busy street. Still, something more purposeful than joyriding would seem to be on their minds.2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security have Put Us All under Surveillance. Is Privacy Becoming just...
    Synonyms:
    figure of eight
  3. A species of puffer fish (Tetraodontidae).

Questions about figure eights

What is figure eights the plural of?
Figure eights is the plural of figure eight.

Words near figure eights in the dictionary

  1. figure dash
  2. figure dashes
  3. figure eight
  4. figure eighted
  5. figure eighting
  6. figure eights
  7. figure four
  8. figure fours
  9. figure of eight
  10. figure of fun
  11. figure of merit

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