tens
plural of ten
tens pl (plural only)
(poker slang) A pair of tens.
The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The teens, the oneties.
• ENTs, NEST, Sten, ents, nest, nets, sent, sent., snet
TENS (uncountable)
Initialism of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
• ENTs, NEST, Sten, ents, nest, nets, sent, sent., snet
Source: Wiktionary
Ten, a. Etym: [AS. ten, tién, t, tene; akin to OFries. tian, OS. tehan, D. tien, G. zehn, OHG. zehan, Icel. tiu, Sw. tio, Dan. ti, Goth. taíhun, Lith. deszimt, Russ. desiate, W. deg, Ir. & Gael. deich, L. decem, Gr. daçan. *308. Cf. Dean, Decade, Decimal, December, Eighteen, Eighty, Teens, Tithe.]
Definition: One more than nine; twice five. With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea. Dryden.
Note: Ten is often used, indefinitely, for several, many, and other like words. There 's proud modesty in merit, Averse from begging, and resolved to pay Ten times the gift it asks. Dryden.
Ten, n.
1. The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and five; ten units of objects. I will not destroy it for ten's sake. Gen. xviii. 32.
2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, x, or X.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
