Ten

/ten/
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Definition

  1. Cardinal Number:

    • The cardinal number equal to 9 + 1; the number represented by the Arabic numeral 10 and the Roman numeral X.
    • Denoting a quantity consisting of ten items or units.

  2. Noun:

    • A playing card marked with ten symbols (pips).
    • A denomination of currency, such as a ten-dollar bill.
    • A group or set of ten people or things.
Examples

  • Cardinal Number:

    • She has ten fingers.
    • The recipe calls for ten eggs.

  • Noun:

    • He drew the ten of hearts from the deck.
    • Can you break a twenty? I need two tens.
    • The children were divided into tens for the game.
Advanced Usage

  • "Ten to one": An expression meaning something is very likely to happen.

    • It's ten to one that the meeting will be postponed.

  • "Ten out of ten": A perfect score; used to indicate full marks or complete approval.

    • I'd give that performance ten out of ten.

  • "The upper ten": (Archaic) Refers to the highest social class, the aristocracy.

    • The ball was attended by the upper ten of society.
Variants and Related Words

  • Tenth (adj., n.): Constituting number ten in a sequence; the ordinal form.

    • This is his tenth birthday.
    • She finished in tenth place.

  • Tenfold (adj., adv.): Ten times as great or as numerous.

    • A tenfold increase in sales.
Synonyms
  • Decade: (When referring to a set of ten) A period of ten years.
  • Denarius: (Historical) A Roman silver coin, sometimes translated as "ten."
Related Phrases

  • Ten-four: (Informal, from radio communication) Acknowledgment of understanding; "OK."

    • "We'll meet at noon." "Ten-four."

  • Ten-gallon hat: A large cowboy hat.

    • He tipped his ten-gallon hat.
Idioms

  • Ten a penny: Very common and of little value.

    • Those souvenirs are ten a penny in the market.

  • At sixes and sevens: (Note: This idiom does not contain "ten" but is a common numerical idiom for comparison, meaning in a state of confusion or disarray.)

    • After the merger, the office was at sixes and sevens.
Adjective
  1. being one more than nine
Noun
  1. one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
  2. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

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