Definition of TENS

tens

Noun

  • the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
  • one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
  • plural of ten
  • An inexact quantity or number, typically understood to be between 10 or 20 and 100.
  • A pair of tens.
  • The period from a year 100x + 10 to a year 100x + 19 (mostly referring to the 1910s or 2010s). The teens, the oneties.

Examples

  • Our houses are tens of meters apart, so we don't have to worry about noise from our neighbours.
  • tens of thousands of voters

Synonyms

10, decade, ten, ten-spot, tenner, X, dozens

Scrabble Score: 4

tens: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tens: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tens: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

tens: valid Words With Friends Word