ten
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
tens
plural
tens
Britannica Dictionary definition of TEN
1
[count]
:
the number 10
2
[count]
:
the tenth in a set or series
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the ten of spades
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page ten
3
[noncount]
:
ten o'clock
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“What time is it” “It's ten.”
4
[count]
a
US
:
a ten-dollar bill
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The total cost was $7.83 and she gave him a ten.
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Do you have any fives or tens?
b
British
:
a ten-pound note
5
[singular]
a
:
something that is the best
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The food at the restaurant is a (perfect) ten.
b
:
a very attractive person
ten a penny
British, informal
:
very common
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Thrillers are ten a penny [=(US) a dime a dozen] these days.
ten out of ten
— used to say that something was done very well
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I'll give them ten out of ten for creativity.
ten to one
informal
:
very likely
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Ten to one they'll lose. [=I think they'll almost certainly lose]
— ten
adjective-
ten cars/guests/choices
— ten
pronoun-
Ten (of them) passed the test.
