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fan | ten |

As a noun fan

is .

As a proper noun ten is

tenes.

fan

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
  • An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
  • Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
  • An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
  • * :
    • The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan .
  • * :
    • Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
  • A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.
    • Derived terms
    * ceiling fan * cooling fan * desk fan * exhaust fan * extractor fan * fan belt * fan dance * fan death * hit the fan * pedestal fan * wall fan

    Verb

    (fann)
  • To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
    • We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind. .
  • * 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
    • Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking.
  • To slap (a behind, especially).
  • * 1934 , edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 148:
  • *
  • To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
    • Derived terms
    * fanner

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from (fanatic).

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An admirer or aficionado, especially of a sport or performer; someone who is fond of something or someone; an admirer.
    • I am a big fan of libraries.

    See also

    * fanne

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    ten

    English

    (wikipedia ten)

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; 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 system (base 16) as A.

    • Related terms

    * tenth

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The number following nine.
  • (countable) ( ) The card between the nine and jack in a given suit.
  • (countable) A monetary denomination worth ten units.
  • (countable, US, slang) A superb specimen.
  • # (countable, slang) A beautiful or sexy person; a person whom one gives the highest possible rating on a 1-to-10 scale of attractiveness.

    • See also

    *

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * five-and-ten * five will get you ten * hang ten * ten a penny * ten-cent/ten-cent store * ten-eighty * ten foot pole * ten-four * ten-gallon hat * ten o'clock/ten-o'clock * ten-pin/ten-pin bowling * ten pound tourist * ten-pounder * ten-speed * top ten * Ten Commandments

    Related terms

    * tenner * tenfold * tenth

    Synonyms

    * (Roman numerals): X

    Coordinate terms

    ** Previous : nine () ** Next : eleven ()

    See also

    * deca-

    Anagrams

    * * 1000 English basic words English cardinal numbers ----