Five vs Ten - What's the difference?
five | ten |
(cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number following four and preceding six. This many dots (•••••)
The digit/figure 5.
(US) A five-dollar bill.
Anything measuring five units, as length.
A person who is five years old.
five o'clock
A short rest, especially one of five minutes.
(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.
(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.
As a numeral five
is (cardinal) a numerical value equal to ; the number following four and preceding six this many dots (•••••).As a noun five
is the digit/figure 5.As a proper noun ten is
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(en noun)- He wrote a five followed by four zeroes.
- Can anyone here change a five ?
- All the fives are over there in the corner, next to the fours.
- The fives and sixes will have snack first, then the older kids.
- See you at five .
- Take five , soldier.