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Ace

Ace Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ace? [n] a serve that the receiver is unable to reach [n] one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face [n] someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [n] the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [adj] (informal) of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [v] serve an ace against (someone), in tennis [v] play in one stroke; of holes, in golf [v] score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" [v] succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ace: 1 \| adept \| A-one \| breeze through \| crack \| first-rate \| genius \| hotshot \| I \| maven \| nail \| one \| pass with flying colors \| sail through \| sensation \| single \| star \| super \| superior \| sweep through \| tiptop \| topnotch \| tops(p) \| unity \| virtuoso \| whiz \| whizz \| wiz \| wizard Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ace: A per se \| air force \| amigo \| associate \| atom \| beaut \| bedfellow \| bedmate \| best bower \| bit \| bomber pilot \| bosom buddy \| boss \| bower \| bowshot \| brief span \| buddy \| bunkie \| bunkmate \| butty \| camarade \| cards \| chamberfellow \| champion \| chief \| chum \| classmate \| close quarters \| close range \| clubs \| colleague \| comate \| combat pilot \| commander \| companion \| company \| compeer \| comrade \| confrere \| consociate \| consort \| copartner \| corker \| crack \| crackerjack \| crony \| crumb \| dab \| daisy \| dandy \| darb \| dean \| deck \| deuce \| diamonds \| dilly \| dole \| dot \| dram \| dream \| dribble \| driblet \| dummy \| dwarf \| earreach \| earshot \| face cards \| farthing \| fellow \| fellow student \| fighter pilot \| first-rater \| fleck \| flush \| flyboy \| flyspeck \| fragment \| fugleman \| full house \| genius \| girl friend \| gobbet \| good hand \| gossip \| grain \| granule \| great \| groat \| gunshot \| hair \| hair space \| hairbreadth \| hairsbreadth \| hand \| handful \| head \| hearts \| higher-up \| honey \| humdinger \| I \| inch \| iota \| jack \| joker \| jot \| killer-diller \| king \| knave \| knockout \| laureate \| leader \| left bower \| little \| little bit \| little ways \| lollapaloosa \| lota \| lulu \| magician \| mahatma \| man of genius \| master \| master hand \| mastermind \| mate \| messmate \| military pilot \| minim \| minimum \| minutiae \| mite \| modicum \| molecule \| monad \| mote \| naval pilot \| no other \| none else \| nonpareil \| nothing else \| nought beside \| nutshell \| observer \| old crony \| one \| one and only \| ounce \| pack \| pair \| pal \| paragon \| pard \| pardner \| particle \| partner \| past master \| peach \| pebble \| picture cards \| pinch \| pip \| pippin \| pistol shot \| pittance \| playfellow \| playing cards \| playmate \| point \| practiced hand \| principal \| prodigy \| queen \| roommate \| round \| royal flush \| rubber \| ruff \| ruler \| sage \| schoolfellow \| schoolmate \| scruple \| senior \| shipmate \| short distance \| short piece \| short way \| side partner \| sidekick \| singleton \| skilled hand \| smidgen \| smitch \| spades \| span \| speck \| spitting distance \| spoonful \| spot \| star \| step \| straight \| suicide pilot \| superior \| superman \| superstar \| sweetheart \| teammate \| the greatest \| the most \| the nuts \| thimbleful \| tiny bit \| tittle \| top dog \| topnotcher \| trey \| trick \| trifling amount \| trivia \| trump \| unit \| virtuoso \| whisker \| whit \| whiz \| wizard \| workfellow \| yokefellow \| yokemate See Also \| ace of clubs \| ace of diamonds \| ace of hearts \| ace of spades \| digit \| expert \| figure \| hit \| make it \| monad \| monas \| pass \| play \| playing card \| rack up \| score \| serve \| serve \| service \| singleton \| tally \| track star Ace In Webster's Dictionary \Ace\, n.; pl. {Aces}. [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. {As}.] 1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds. 2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. I 'll not wag an ace further. --Dryden. {To bate an ace}, to make the least abatement. [Obs.] {Within an ace of}, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving. \Ace\, n. A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.

Ace Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ace?

[n] a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
[n] one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
[n] someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
[n] the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
[adj] (informal) of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
[v] serve an ace against (someone), in tennis
[v] play in one stroke; of holes, in golf
[v] score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"
[v] succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

Ace In Webster's Dictionary

\Ace\, n.; pl. {Aces}. [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis,
unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. {As}.]
1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card
   or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an
   atom; a jot.

         I 'll not wag an ace further.         --Dryden.

{To bate an ace}, to make the least abatement. [Obs.]

{Within an ace of}, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving.


\Ace\, n.
A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets,
etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.

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