'TEN' definitions:

Definition of 'ten'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Being one more than nine [syn: ten, 10, x]
noun
The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: ten, 10, X, tenner, decade]
noun
One of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face [syn: ten-spot, ten]

Definition of 'Ten'

From: GCIDE
  • Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), a. [AS. t[=e]n, ti['e]n, t[=y]n, t[=e]ne; akin to OFries. tian, OS. tehan, D. tien, G. zehn, OHG. zehan, Icel. t[imac]u, Sw. tio, Dan. ti, Goth. ta['i]hun, Lith. deszimt, Russ. desiate, W. deg, Ir. & Gael. deich, L. decem, Gr. de`ka, Skr. da[,c]an. [root]308. Cf. Dean, Decade, Decimal, December, Eighteen, Eighty, Teens, Tithe.] One more than nine; twice five. [1913 Webster]
  • With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Ten is often used, indefinitely, for several, many, and other like words. [1913 Webster]
  • There 's a proud modesty in merit, Averse from begging, and resolved to pay Ten times the gift it asks. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ten'

From: GCIDE
  • Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), n.
  • 1. The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and five; ten units of objects. [1913 Webster]
  • I will not destroy it for ten's sake. --Gen. xviii. 32. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, x, or X. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'ten'

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Acronyms for 'ten'

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Words containing 'TEN'