ten : Idioms & Phrases

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one hundred ten

  • adjective satellite being ten more than one hundred
    cx; 110.
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one-ten-thousandth

  • noun one part in ten thousand equal parts
    one-ten-thousandth.
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take ten

  • verb take a ten minute break
    • The players took ten during the long rehearsal
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ten commandments

  • noun the biblical commandments of Moses
    Decalogue.
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ten dollar bill

  • noun a United States bill worth 10 dollars
    tenner.
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ten percent

  • noun a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
    tenth part; one-tenth; tenth.
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ten thousand

  • noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
    myriad; 10000.
  • adjective satellite denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units
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ten-day fern

  • noun widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds
    leatherleaf fern; Rumohra adiantiformis; leather fern; Polystichum adiantiformis.
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ten-fold

  • adjective satellite containing ten or ten parts
    tenfold; denary.
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ten-gallon hat

  • noun a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands
    cowboy hat.
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ten-membered

  • adjective satellite of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members
    10-membered.
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ten-o'clock

Ten"-o'*clock` noun
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  1. (Bot.) A plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. See under Star.
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ten-pounder

Ten"-pound`er noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A large oceanic fish (Elops saurus) found in the tropical parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.
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ten-sided

  • adjective satellite having ten sides
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ten-spined stickleback

  • noun confined to rivers
    Gasterosteus pungitius.
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ten-spot

  • noun one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
    ten.
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ten-strike

  • noun a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
    strike.
    • he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
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Ten"-strike` noun
Definitions
  1. (Tenpins) A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of the ball also, strike. U. S.
  2. Any quick, decisive stroke or act. Colloq. U.S.
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ten-thousandth

  • noun one part in ten thousand equal parts
    one-ten-thousandth.
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Upper ten thousand, ∨ (abbreviated) Upper ten

  • the ten thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. Colloq.
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