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 Idioms: 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. 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. [Middle English as, from Old French, from Latin, unit.] |
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]
Ace a small quantity—Johnson, 1755.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" 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 faceace 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 fieldhotshot, 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 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 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 | |
| Verb | 1. |  ace - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" |
| 2. |  ace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" | |
| 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"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" |
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
ACE [eɪs] n abbr (= American Council on Education) → akademischer Verband für das Erziehungswesen
ace [eɪs] n → As nt
ace [eɪs] n → As nt
n ace [eis]
1 the one in playing-cards the ace of spades. aas آص: واحِد فِي وَرَق الشَدَّه ас eso es das As άσος (χαρτί τράπουλας) as äss (kaardimängus) آس ässä as קְלָף אַס इक्का as ász (kártyában) kartu as ás asso エース (트럼프의) 1의 패 tūzas dūzis daun sat aas ess as ás as туз eso as kec ess ไพ่หนึ่งแต้ม as (紙牌中的)一 туз تاش میں چڑیا کا یکہ quân át (紙牌中的)一
2 a person who is expert at anything He's an ace with a rifle. kundige مُتَفَوِّق отличен eso, jednička ener; geni ein As άσος, πολύ καλός as äss, tuus, parim خبره mestari as מוּמחֶה कुशल stručnjak kiválóság,„ász” ahli afburðamaður asso, campione 第一人者 명인, 숙련자 asas, meistras speciālists; liels meistars handalan uitblinker ener, stjerne mistrz, as ás as, expert ас eso, macher, číslo, odborník as as ess, överdängare ผู้ที่มีความสามารถมาก usta 專家 ас ماہر nhà vô địch 專家
3 a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player. kishou ضَرْبَة تِنِس لا تُرَد ас eso servees, es das As καρφί που βάζει πόντο (στο τένις) ace üks سرو برنده läpisyöttö as חֳבָטַת הַגָשָה בְּטֶנִיס לְלא מַעֲנֶה (टेनिसमें) सर्विस जो प्रतिद्वन्दी नहीं खेल पाता as (udarac u tenisu) ász (teniszben) pukulan as ás servizio vincente, ace サービスエース (테니스의) 상대가 못 받은 서브 neatmušamas padavimas serve (tenisā) servis yang tidak dapat disambut ace as serwisowy ace as эйс, подача на вылет eso, bod as as serveess การเสิร์ฟลูกได้คะแนนโดยที่คู่ต่อสู้ไม่มีโอกาสสัมผัสลูกเทนนิส sayı 發球得分 очко одним ударом ٹینس میں سروس کروانا cú giao bóng thắng điểm 發球得分
4 the ``one'' on dominoes or dice. een واحِد فِي النَّرد أو الدُومِينُو единица jednička (na kostce) etter die Eins as تک خال אֶחָד בְּדוֹמִינוֹ אוֹ קְלָפִים jedinica na dominu ili kocki il numero uno （ドミノ・さいころなどの）１ satu titik één один́́ в домино или в игре в кости jednotka jedan คะเเนนหนึ่งแต้มในโดมิโนหรือลูกเต๋า (bir işaretli) domino taşı veya zar 骰子或骨牌中的麼點或一點 одиниця یکہ ، اکائی điểm 1 trên quân súc sắc 骰子或骨牌中的幺点或一点
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