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ace  (s)

n.

1.

a. A single spot or pip on a playing card, die, or domino.

b. A playing card, die, or domino having one spot or pip.

2. In racket games:

a. A serve that one's opponent fails to hit.

b. A point scored by such a serve.

3. The act of hitting a golf ball in the hole with one's first shot.

4. A military aircraft pilot who has destroyed five or more enemy aircraft.

5. An expert in a given field.

adj.

Top-notch; first-rate.

tr.v. aced, ac·ing, ac·es

1. To serve an ace against in racket games.

2. To hit an ace on (a hole) in golf.

3. Slang To get the better of (someone): a candidate who aced his opponents in the primaries.

4. Slang

a. To receive a grade of A on: She aced the exam.

b. To perform with distinction on: aced the interview.

Idioms:

ace in the hole/up one's sleeve

A hidden advantage or resource kept in reserve until needed.

within an ace of

On the verge of; very near to: came within an ace of losing the election.

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[Middle English as, from Old French, from Latin, unit.]

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ace

Noun

1. a playing card with one symbol on it

2. Informal an expert: an American stock car ace

3. Tennis a winning serve that the opponent fails to reach

4. a fighter pilot who has destroyed several enemy aircraft

Adjective

Informal superb or excellent: an ace tennis player [Latin as a unit]

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Ace a small quantity—Johnson, 1755.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ace - 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" 1, one, single, unity, I digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" monas, monad - a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
	2.	ace - one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face ace of clubs - the ace in the club suit ace of diamonds - the ace in the diamond suit ace of hearts - the ace in the heart suit ace of spades - the ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
	3.	ace - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, adept, sensation, star, genius, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner
	4.	ACE - proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme - any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
	5.	ACE - a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey Allied Command Europe NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander Europe - commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe headquarters - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
	6.	ace - a serve that the receiver is unable to reach serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
Verb	1.	ace - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through, nail make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
	2.	ace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
	3.	ace - play (a hole) in one stroke golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
	4.	ace - serve an ace against (someone) lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court serve - put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
Adj.	1.	ace - 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" A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

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ace

noun 1. Cards, Dice one, single point

noun 2. (Informal) expert, star, champion, authority, winner, professional, master, pro (informal) specialist, genius, guru, buff (informal) wizard (informal) whizz (informal) virtuoso, connoisseur, hotshot (informal) past master, dab hand Brit. (informal) maven U.S.

adjective 3. (Informal) great, good, brilliant, mean (slang) fine, champion, expert, masterly, wonderful, excellent, cracking Brit. (informal) outstanding, superb, fantastic (informal) tremendous (informal) marvellous (informal) terrific (informal) mega (slang) awesome (slang) dope (slang) admirable, virtuoso, first-rate, brill (informal) bitchin' U.S. (slang) chillin' U.S. (slang) booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) ka pai N.Z. rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal)

Translations

ace [eɪs] n → as m

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ace [eɪs] n → as m;

within an ace of (Brit) → à deux doigts or un cheveu de

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ACE [eɪs] n abbr (= American Council on Education) → akademischer Verband für das Erziehungswesen

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ace [eɪs] n → As nt

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ace [eɪs] n → asso;

within an ace of (BRIT) → a un pelo da