tens

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of ten
2. (plural, plural-only)An inexact quantity or number, typically understood to be between 10 or 20 and 100.

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

   “tens of thousands of voters”

   “Several tens of hours out on its first journey, while it was testing its track scanner by focusing back along the route it had taken, the ship registered a single massive annihilation explosion deep behind it, where the factory craft had been.”

   “"We are looking at being able to fly [drones] tens of miles from base, which is going to make a huge difference. It is the equivalent of having bobbies on the beat."”

   “Hope is a decision that tens of thousands of New Yorkers made day after day, volunteer shift after volunteer shift, despite attack ad after attack ad.”

3. (plural, plural-only, slang)A pair of tens.
4. (plural, plural-only)The period from a year ending in 10 to a year ending in 19 (mostly referring to the 1910s or 2010s); the teens, the oneties.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of toxic epidermal necrolysis.