Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 4 compound words that contain tenth. The most common are listed below. Open tenth in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- one tenthrare spelling of one-tenth.
- tenth gradeThe period in school that comes after ninth grade and before eleventh grade.
- Talented TenthA leadership class of African-Americans in the early 20th century, typified by one in ten black men thought to have educated themselves and become involved in social change.
- tenth cranial nerveSynonym of vagus nerve: Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.
- tenth graderA pupil who is in tenth grade.
- Tenth MonthOctober, the tenth month of the year.
- tenth-rateOf extremely poor quality, godawful.
- tenth gradesplural of tenth grade: The period in school that comes after ninth grade and before eleventh grade.
- tenth gradersplural of tenth grader: A pupil who is in tenth grade.
- submerged tenthThe poorest ten percent of the population.
Compound words 4
- tenthmeterA unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre.
- tenthmetersplural of tenthmeter: A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre.
- tenthmetreAlternative form of tenthmeter: A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre.
- tenthmetresplural of tenthmetre: A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre.