# eights

Pronunciation: say "AYTS" /eɪts/

## Noun

1. Plural of eight. — plural of eight
   - Simple: Plural of eight. Use it when you mean more than one eight.
   - _The rowing club entered two eights in the regatta._
   - _All the eights in the deck had already been played._
2. In poker, a pair of cards both ranked eight, held together as a single playing hand. *(slang)*
   - Simple: In poker, a hand with two cards that are both eights.
   - _He raised hard, confident his eights were the best hand at the table._
   - _Two players showed eights and split the pot down the middle._

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