Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun figure_eight

2 senses of figure eight

Sense 1
figure eight, figure of eight -- (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)
       => knot -- (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)

Sense 2
figure eight -- (a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice)
       => figure -- (a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures")