ten[noun]Synonyms: break, blow, breath, breather, breathing space (
or spell), respite
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ten /ten/
number, noun[
Language: Old English;
Origin: tien]
1. the number 10:
Snow had been falling steadily for ten days. I need to be home by ten (=ten o'clock). At the time, she was about ten (=ten years old).2. ten to one informal used to say that something is very likely:
Ten to one he’ll have forgotten all about it tomorrow.3. be ten a penny British English informal to be very common and therefore not special or unusual ⇒
be a dime a dozen at
dime(2)
4. (get) ten out of ten (for something) British English used in schools to give a perfect mark, or humorously to praise someone:
You get ten out of ten for effort, Simon.5. [countable] a piece of paper money that is worth ten dollars or ten pounds:
I reached inside my purse and handed him a ten. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲