	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for May 27, 2012
Skip Navigation Home Asian Pacific American Heritage Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

| Share

Dictionary

ten

Pronunciation: (ten), [key]
—n.
1. a cardinal number, nine plus one.
2. a symbol for this number, as 10 or X.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. a playing card with ten pips.
5. Informal.a ten-dollar bill: She had two tens and a five in her purse.
6. Also called ten's place. Math.
a. (in a mixed number) the position of the second digit to the left of the decimal point.
b. (in a whole number) the position of the second digit from the right.
7. take ten, Informal.to rest from what one is doing, esp. for ten minutes.

—adj.
amounting to ten in number.

10

the upper end of a rating scale, with 10 indicating the best or a perfect score: That new novel is wonderful—I'd rate it a 10.

ten.

1. tenor.
2. Music.tenuto.

Temuco

Tena

See also:

ten (Thesaurus)

Dictionary

ten

10

ten.

Related Content