ten
a cardinal number, nine plus one.
a symbol for this number, as 10 or X.
a set of this many persons or things.
a playing card with ten pips.
Informal. a ten-dollar bill: She had two tens and a five in her purse.
Also called ten's place. Mathematics.
(in a mixed number) the position of the second digit to the left of the decimal point.
(in a whole number) the position of the second digit from the right.
amounting to ten in number.
Idioms about ten
take ten, Informal. to rest from what one is doing, especially for ten minutes.
Origin of ten
1Other definitions for ten. (2 of 2)
tenor.
Music. tenuto.
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How to use ten in a sentence
ten of the callers identified the man as Jason Polanco of the Bronx.
As played by Omundson, King Richard is effeminate, sincere, and ten times funnier than everyone else.
“Wait…” Suddenly a huge, graceful black marlin leaps out of the water, sending a shower of water ten feet high.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI first saw Marvin when I was ten years old, living with my parents in Arlington, Virginia.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI did a ten minute scene in his class: the guy who had gangrene in his leg in The Snows of Kilimanjaro.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
ten minutes later, veiled and cloaked, she stepped out alone into the garden.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettThe clock struck ten, and clerks poured in faster than ever, each one in a greater perspiration than his predecessor.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensStrathland would bundle me out in ten minutes if anything happened to Jack.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThere is cause for alarm when they bring one hundred and ten ships into these seas without any means of resistance on our part.
British Dictionary definitions for ten (1 of 2)
/ (tɛn) /
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one. It is the base of the decimal number system and the base of the common logarithm: See also number (def. 1)
a numeral, 10, X, etc, representing this number
something representing, represented by, or consisting of ten units, such as a playing card with ten symbols on it
Also called: ten o'clock ten hours after noon or midnight
amounting to ten: ten tigers
(as pronoun): to sell only ten
Origin of ten
1Other words from ten
- Related adjective: decimal
- Related prefixes: deca-, deci-
British Dictionary definitions for ten- (2 of 2)
a variant of teno-
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ten
see count to ten; not touch with a ten-foot pole.
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