ten
/tɛn/
noun
The number of fingers on both hands
“I can count to ten.”
עשר
Ten is a noun in the numbers category. It is a advanced (ages 11-12) word, meaning "The number of fingers on both hands" In Hebrew, ten translates to עשר.
Example Sentences
- We use ten fingers to count, which is why we have ten numbers (0–9).
- He scored a perfect ten out of ten on his spelling test.
- The countdown begins at ten and goes all the way down to zero.
Did You Know? Our whole number system is called "base ten" or "decimal" because it uses ten digits (0 through 9). We probably invented base ten because humans have ten fingers! In bowling, you knock down ten pins to get a strike. A decade is exactly ten years long.
Common Word Combinations
top tenten out of tencount to tenperfect ten
Related Words
tenthdecadedozentwenty
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