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n. One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. affrétement. ] The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + height. ] Aloft; on high. [ Obs. ] “Look up aheight.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Over weight. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter for a pound. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. (Horseracing) Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A counterpoise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Ait. ] An island in a river; an ait. [ Obs. ] “Osiers on their eights.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. ātta, Sw. åtta, Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. asztůni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. 'oktw`, Skr. ash&tsdot_;an. √306. Cf. Octave. ] Seven and one; as, eight years. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. eahtat&ymacr_;ne, eahtatēne. See Eight, and Ten, and cf. Eighty. ] Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See Octodecimo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Eighteen. ] 1. Next in order after the seventeenth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consisting of one of eighteen equal parts or divisions of a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by eighteen; one of eighteen equal parts or divisions. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The eighth after the tenth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE., fr. AS. eahtateóða; eahta eight + teóða tenth. Cf. Eighteenth, Tenth. ] Eighteenth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Eight times a quantity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. eahtoða. ] 1. Next in order after the seventh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) The interval of an octave. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. As the eighth in order. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the decade from 1980 to 1989. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the time of life between 80 and 90.
Syn. -- mid-eighties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ From Eighty. ] 1. The next in order after seventy-ninth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Eight + -ling. ] (Crystallog.) A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome ahead of us on the golf course.
Syn. -- octet, octette. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a Scottish reel for eight dancers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a playing card with eight pips on the face; an eight. [ slang ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the size of a book (ca. 16 x 23 cm) whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves. The pages have about half the area of a quarto. Symbolized as 8vo, and 8°.
Syn. -- octavo, 8vo, 8°. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ AS. eahtatig, where the ending -tig is akin to English ten; cf. G. achtzig. See Eight, and Ten. ] Eight times ten; fourscore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fret, OHG. frēht merit, reward. See Fraught, n. ] 1. That with which anything is fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) (a) The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use of what is thus hired. (b) The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of goods. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Freight transportation, or freight line. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car. [ 1913 Webster ]

Freight agent, a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. --
Freight car. See under Car. --
Freight train, a railroad train made up of freight cars; -- called in England goods train. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Freighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Freighting. ] [ Cf. F. freter. ] To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The charge for transportation; the expense of carriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The transportation of freight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Freight; cargo; lading. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One for whom freight is transported. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A vessel used mainly to carry freight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of freight. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a very large person.
Syn. -- giant, hulk. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. a person of exceptional importance and reputation.
Syn. -- colossus, behemoth, giant, titan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Written also hight. ] [ OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. heáhðu, hēhðu fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. höjd, Dan. höide, Icel. hæð, Goth. hauhiþa. See High. ] 1. The condition of being high; elevated position. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold the height of the stars, how high they are! Job xxii. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of an animal, especially of a man; stature. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Goliath's ] height was six cubits and a span. 1 Sam. xvii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as Peru to the south. Abp. Abbot. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preëminence or distinction in society; prominence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

All would in his power hold, all make his subjects. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree. [ 1913 Webster ]

Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest. [ 1913 Webster ]

My grief was at the height before thou camest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

On height, aloud. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] [ He ] spake these same words, all on hight. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Written also highten. ] [ imp. & p. p. Heightened p. pr. & vb. n. Heightening. ] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint. “To heighten our confusion.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to the miraculous. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also hightener. ] One who, or that which, heightens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a high place; the high part of a district; as, he doesn't like heights. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2, 000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, being the legal ton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Strait. ] A narrow strip of land. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of less than average weight; specif.: In boxing, wrestling, etc., one weighing not more than 133 pounds (U. S. amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds). [ wns=1 ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A person of small importance or mental ability, especially one who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous. [ wns=2 ] [ Colloq., Chiefly U. S. ]
Syn. -- whippersnapper, jackanapes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds. [ wns=3 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or animal who is a lightweight. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. made of thin cloth, of relatively little weight; -- of clothing or fabrics; as, lightweight fabrics. [ wns=1 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the time of life between 80 and 90.
Syn. -- eighties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]