Pen- Greek meaning 5 Pentagon a plane figure with five straight sides and five angles. Pentathletean athlete participating in a pentathlon pentathlon: an athletic contest involving participation by each contestant in five different events Pentacle a 6-pointed star pentagram a star with five points, drawn using five straight lines, sometimes used as a symbol of magic: Oct – Latin word meaning 8 Octopus a sea creature with a soft, oval body and eight tentacles (= long parts like arms) October the tenth month of the year, after September and before November Octagon a flat shape with eight straight sides Octagonal having eight straight sides: