What is "ten"

Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), 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. 3

2. 2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, x, or X.

Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), a. [AS. t[=e]n, ti['e]n, t[=y]n, t[=e]ne; akin to OFries. tian, OS. tehan, D. tien, G. zehn, OHG. zehan, Icel. t[=i]u, Sw. tio, Dan. ti, Goth. ta['i]hun, Lith. deszimt, Russ. desiate, W. deg, Ir. & Gael. deich, L. decem, Gr. de`ka, Skr. da[,c]an. [root]308. Cf. Dean, Decade, Decimal, December, Eighteen, Eighty, Teens, Tithe.] 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 a proud modesty in merit, Averse from begging, and resolved to pay Ten times the gift it asks.
--Dryden.

Old English ten (Mercian), tien (West Saxon), adjective and noun, from Proto-Germanic *tehun (cognates: Old Saxon tehan, Old Norse tiu, Danish ti, Old Frisian tian, Old Dutch ten, Dutch tien, Old High German zehan, German zehn, Gothic taihun "ten").\n

\nThe Germanic words are from PIE *dekm "ten" (cognates: Sanskrit dasa, Avestan dasa, Armenian tasn, Greek deka, Latin decem (source of Spanish diez, French dix), Old Church Slavonic deseti, Lithuanian desimt, Old Irish deich, Breton dek, Welsh deg, Albanian djetu "ten").\n

\nMeaning "ten o'clock" is from 1712. Tenner "ten-pound note" is slang first recorded 1861; as "ten-dollar bill," 1887 (ten-spot in this sense dates from 1848). The Texan's exaggerated ten-gallon hat is from 1919. The ten-foot pole that you wouldn't touch something with (1909) was originally a 40-foot pole; the notion is of keeping one's distance, the same as in the advice to use a long spoon when you dine with the devil. Ten-four "I understand, message received," is attested in popular jargon from 1962, from use in CB and police radio 10-code (in use in U.S. by 1950).

n. 1 (context uncountable English) The number following nine. 2 (context countable English) (''playing_cards'') The card between the nine and jack in a given suit. 3 (context countable English) A monetary denomination worth ten units. 4 (context countable US slang English) A superb specimen. 5 # (context countable slang English) A beautiful or sexy person; a person whom one gives the highest possible rating on a 1-to-10 scale of attractiveness. num. (context cardinal English) A numerical value equal to 10; the number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Roman numerals as X, in Arabic numerals (and base ten) as 10, and in the hexadecimal (base 16) as A.

adj. being one more than nine [syn: 10, x]

n. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: 10, X, tenner, decade]

Ten is the ninth studio album by American hard rock/ heavy metal band Y&T, released in 1990 through Geffen Records. It was recorded in 1989 and is the last Y&T album released before they disbanded in 1991. Stef Burns replaced Joey Alves on rhythm guitar for the album after he left the band in 1989.

Ten is the debut studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1991 through Epic Records. Following the disbanding of bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard's previous group Mother Love Bone, the two recruited vocalist Eddie Vedder, guitarist Mike McCready, and drummer Dave Krusen to form Pearl Jam in 1990. Most of the songs began as instrumental jams, to which Vedder added lyrics about topics such as depression, homelessness, and abuse.

Ten was not an immediate success, but by late 1992 it had reached number two on the Billboard 200 chart. The album produced three hit singles: " Alive", " Even Flow", and " Jeremy". While Pearl Jam was accused of jumping on the grunge bandwagon at the time, Ten was instrumental in popularizing alternative rock in the mainstream. In February 2013, the album crossed the 10 million mark in sales and has been certified 13x platinum by the RIAA. It remains Pearl Jam's most commercially successful album.

Ten is the number 10.

Ten, TEN or 10 may also refer to:

• 10, the year 10 AD

TEN is Network Ten's Sydney station. It was originally owned and operated by United Telecasters Sydney Limited (UTSL), and began transmission on 5 April 1965 with the highlight of the opening night being the variety special TV Spells Magic.

Ten is the second album by American hip hop trio Clouddead. It was released on Mush Records and Big Dada in 2004.

TEN is the tenth and final studio album by the Canadian rock band Trooper, released in 1991, containing the hit "American Dream". The album reached No. 52 on the Canadian Albums Chart and is the group's last album to date.

X is the debut studio album released by the melodic hard rock band Ten.

Ten is the second studio album by Australian-born singer-songwriter Gabriella Cilmi and was released on 22 March 2010. However, the album has not been released in the United States. The lead single, " On a Mission", appeared two weeks ahead of the album and marks Cilmi's foray into more 1980s inspired music. The album peaked in the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart and top 30 on the UK Albums Chart. PopJustice listed Ten at No. 4 on their Top 33 albums of 2010.

is a mahjong centric Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It was first published in 1989 during Japan's economic boom, when gambling manga became popular. Considered a hit in Japan, it was followed by spin-off Akagi in 1992. Ten was adapted into a PlayStation 2 game released by D3 Publisher on December 11, 2003.

Ten (also typeset as TEN or ten) is a British melodic hard rock band which was formed in 1995. Up until June 2015, the band has released twelve studio albums, four compilation albums, four EPs, a double live album, six music videos and three lyric videos, with the last one being "The Dragon And Saint George", from their latest EP release The Dragon And Saint George. On March 2016, the band announced that they have returned to Frontiers, for a multi-album deal, starting with the release of their (yet untitled) thirteenth studio album and a reissue of their back catalogue in box-set format under the name of "Opera Omnia".

Ten is the 8th album by Brian McKnight, released December 5, 2006, and his first and only for Warner Bros. Records. The album was originally titled, Brian and scheduled to be released on November 14, 2006. Due to the death of Gerald Levert, who died four days prior to the album's initial release date, it was pushed back and renamed.

The first single, " Find Myself In You" was also available on the soundtrack to the motion picture "Madea's Family Reunion". The second single was " Used To Be My Girl" and was followed up in 2007 by "What's My Name".

Upon its release Return of the Mack received mixed reviews from music critics, who praised the vocals but misled production. The album debuted at number thirty-two on the US Billboard 200, selling about 63,000 copies in its first week.

Ten (appears as 10 during the opening credits) is a 2002 Iranian film, a docufiction directed by Abbas Kiarostami, starring Mania Akbari and Amin Maher.

It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and ranks at number 447 on Empire magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. The film ranked No. 47 in Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010. The French film magazine Cahiers du cinéma ranked the film as 10th place in its list of best films of the decade 2000–2009.

"Ten" is a song co-written and recorded by American recording artist Jewel. It was released in September 2010, and serves as the third single from her second country album, Sweet and Wild, which was released on June 8, 2010 via Valory Music Group.

Ten is the second greatest hits album and the final album released by British and Irish girl band Girls Aloud, released in commemoration of the group's tenth anniversary. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2012 by Polydor Records. The album consists of fourteen of Girls Aloud's singles, including the number-one singles " Sound of the Underground", " I'll Stand by You" and " The Promise" and four new tracks.

The album was praised by contemporary music critics, who noted production team Xenomania's creativity and Girls Aloud's strong collection of hit singles. The album was promoted with the final single, " Something New", their first release in 3 years and the promotional single " Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me".

Ten is an upcoming British action drama film, directed and written by Craig Wyting, starring Colin Burt Vidler, Claire Walmsley, Danny Howard. The film was mostly shot at the Hythe area of the town of Colchester. The film is loosely based on the author's experiences as a soldier in the British Army, and examines how society treats former soldiers.

The film is being produced by previous winner of the Coup de Coeur at the Cannes Film Festival, Darren Cook of Scruffy Bear Pictures. The cast and crew volunteered their time to work on the production, with any money raised to be split between military charities, the Royal British Legion, the Invicta Foundation and 353.

TEN is a 2014 thriller/horror film directed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. The film had its world premiere on March 30, 2014 at the Boston Underground Film Festival and features an all-female ensemble cast. Michael Gingold of Fangoria described TEN as, "up to something a little different, looking to subvert audience expectations...and while TEN contains the scenario’s requisite blood and nudity, it veers off in directions you likely won’t see coming, both in narrative terms and in the way it explores questions of female identity.” Lauren Shiro of Curve (magazine) wrote, “deeper still, the movie takes on a political and sociological stance, examining stereotypes, identity, and also the subtext and themes behind story lines.” Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald described TEN, “imagine Scream crossed with The Usual Suspects...The art comes with meticulously framed shots full of color, the enjoyment with puzzling out the crazy plot twists.”

Funding for the movie was partially raised through a successful Kickstarter campaign. The film will be distributed in North America by BrinkVision in April 2015.