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ten

ten

5 1.0
A playing card that shows the number after nine and before eleven, one in each suit
  • noun
  • /tɛn/
: diez
  • The dealer dealt three tens in a row, surprising the players.
  • tens of thousands
  • tens of millions
  • tens of billions

Examples

Synonyms

ten-spot
vsten
1 8.1

A playing card with ten spots on its face

has identical meaning but is written with a hyphenated form

Idioms

16 2.0

In almost all cases

ten to one
  • Informal
16 3.7

Very likely to happen

1 8.6

Very common and not worth much

1 6.7

To give more effort than seems possible

1 9.9

You say this when you are very sure something will happen

Very poor with no money at all

To work as hard as you can, often more than expected

Compounds

333 1.0

One part in every ten of a total amount

328 1.0

A number equal to ten thousand items

A set of ten moral rules that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai

39 3.0

A score of ten out of a possible total used in grading or contests

4 1.0

A number equal to one hundred plus ten

3 1.0

Paper money from the United States worth ten dollars

2 5.8

A hat with a wide brim and a tall soft crown that cowboys and ranchers wear

1 8.1

A playing card with ten spots on its face

One equal part of something divided into ten thousand parts

One part of ten thousand equal parts

1 4.6

The British Prime Minister, their home at 10 Downing Street, or the main attacking player in football

1 9.9

Seventy years that people often use to mean a typical human lifespan

ten-dollar word
  • Informal
1 9.3

A long fancy word people use when simple words are enough

1 1.7

A coin worth ten cents, like a dime

ten-strike
  • Jargon
1 7.9

A bowler knocks down all ten pins with the first ball in a frame

A card you pay for in advance to use for ten coffees or bus rides

4.0

A small cheap object with little real value

ten-day fern
  • Australian
9.9

Tropical fern with thick divided leaves that grow in warm southern places

8.4

A small freshwater fish with ten sharp spines on its back

Surface Forms

ten singular
tens plural

Etymology

Ten (the playing card) gets its name from the number of spots on the card, and the word ten comes from that same old family of words meaning 'ten' (see Latin decem, German zehn, Spanish diez). That's why the card with ten marks is called a ten.