decade
A group, set, or series of ten , particularly
A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.
A period of ten days, particularly those in the ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and French Revolutionary calendars.
A work in ten parts or books, particularly such divisions of Livy's History of Rome.
A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.
Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns.
A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits.
A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.
The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing