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Ten

/tɛn/ · numeral

Meaning

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.
  2. A set or group with ten elements.
  3. (in the plural) An inexact quantity, typically understood to be between 20 and 100.
  4. (countable, card games) A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
  5. (countable) A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units.
  6. (countable, US, slang) A perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
  7. (countable, US, slang) A high level of intensity.
  8. (countable, rowing) The act of rowing ten strokes flat out.

Example Sentences

There is a melody upon the Earth as though ten thousand streams all sang together for their homes that they had forsaken in the hills.
A ten frame is a simple graphic tool that allows people to “see” numbers.
We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors.
They can readily state the number of tens in a hundred. But somehow they do not have a full appreciation of the "tenness" of our system and how the system is structured.
Understanding that numbers are composed of tens and ones is an important foundational concept, setting the stage for work with larger numbers.
Our houses are tens of meters apart, so we don't have to worry about noise from our neighbours.
tens of thousands of voters
No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation. That’s why a recent arboreal discovery nearly 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground caught researchers’ attention.

Synonyms for ten

tennerdime piececardinaldecadex10

Antonyms for ten

Related Words

decadecardinaltennerxtenfolddozentwelvenine12th10thfourteenththirteenthfifteenthtenthfivesixone-tenthoctobermidmorningdime

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does ten mean?

Ten means The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X..

What is a synonym for ten?

Common synonyms include tenner, dime piece, cardinal, decade.

What is the opposite of ten?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use ten in a sentence?

There is a melody upon the Earth as though ten thousand streams all sang together for their homes that they had forsaken in the hills.

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