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• ten·e·ment — /ˈtɛnəmənt/ noun, pl ments [count] : a large building that has apartments or rooms for rent and that is usually in a poorer part of a city inner city tenements a tenement building/apartment called also tenement house …   Useful english dictionary

• ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… …   English syllables

• com|mand|ment — «kuh MAND mehnt, MAHND », noun. 1. one of the ten laws that, according to the Bible, God gave to Moses (in the Bible, Exodus 20:2 17; Deuteronomy 5:6 21). “Thou shalt not kill” is one of the Ten Commandments. 2. any law, order, or direction.… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Ten Commandments — Commandment Com*mand ment, n. [OF. commandement, F. commandement.] 1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate. [1913 Webster] A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. John xiii. 34 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• as|sign|ment — «uh SYN muhnt», noun. 1. something assigned, especially a piece of work to be done, or a responsibility allotted to a particular person, group, or organization: »Today s assignment in arithmetic consists of ten problems. 2. the act of assigning;… …   Useful english dictionary

• be|siege´ment — be|siege «bih SEEJ», transitive verb, sieged, sieg|ing. 1. to try for a long time to take (a place) by armed force; surround and try to capture: »For ten years the Greeks besieged the city of Troy. SYNONYM(S): beleaguer, invest. 2. Figurative. to …   Useful english dictionary

• in|stall|ment — in|stall|ment1 «ihn STL muhnt», noun. 1. a part of a sum of money or of a debt to be paid at stated times: »The furniture cost $100; we paid for it in installments of $10 a month for ten months. 2. Figurative. one of several parts issued at… …   Useful english dictionary

• com·mand·ment — /kəˈmændmənt/ noun, pl ments [count] : an important rule given by God that tells people how to behave a commandment from God the Ten Commandments in the Bible the First Commandment …   Useful english dictionary

• tenement — ten·e·ment …   English syllables

• tenemented — ten·e·ment·ed …   English syllables