Definitions for ACEeɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
aceeɪs(n.; v.; adj.)aced, ac•ing
(n.)a playing card or a die face bearing a single pip or spot.
Category: Games
(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a point made on a serve that an opponent fails to touch.
Category: Sport
Ref: Also called service ace.
a fighter pilot who downs a specified number of enemy aircraft in combat.
Category: Military
a very skilled person; expert; adept.
a shot in which a golf ball is driven from the tee into the hole in one stroke. a score of one stroke made on such a shot.
Category: Sport
Ref: Also called hole in one.
(v.t.)(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) to win a point against (one's opponent) by an ace.
Category: Sport
to make an ace on (a hole) in golf.
Category: Sport
Slang. to defeat, supplant, or gain an advantage over by maneuvering (usu. fol. by out).
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
Slang. to receive a grade of A in or on: to complete with great success.
to ace a test.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(adj.)excellent; first-rate; outstanding.
Idioms for ace:
ace in the hole, an ace in poker dealt and played facedown. Also, ace up one's sleeve. an advantage held in reserve.
Category: Idiom, Games
within an ace of, very close to:
within an ace of winning.
Category: Idiom
Origin of ace:
1250–1300; ME as, aas < OF as < L: a unit; cf. as2
ACE
American Council on Education.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Titles, Associations, Organizations
Army Corps of Engineers.
Category: Titles, Associations, Organizations
Princeton's WordNet
one, 1, I, ace, single, unity(noun)
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"
ace(noun)
one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz(noun)
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, ACE(noun)
proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
Allied Command Europe, ACE(noun)
a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
ace(adj)
a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p)(verb)
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"
breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail(verb)
succeed at easily
"She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
ace(verb)
score an ace against
"He aced his opponents"
ace(verb)
play (a hole) in one stroke
ace(verb)
serve an ace against (someone)
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ace(noun)ɪs
a playing card with a single symbol
the ace of clubs
Wiktionary
ace(Noun)
A single point or spot on a playing card or die.
ace(Noun)
A card or die face so marked.
I have the ace of diamonds.
ace(Noun)
A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
ace(Noun)
A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
ace(Noun)
The best pitcher on the team.
ace(Noun)
A run.
ace(Noun)
A hole in one.
ace(Noun)
An expert at something.
ace(Noun)
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft.
ace(Verb)
To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
ace(Verb)
To win a point by an ace.
ace(Verb)
To make an ace (hole in one).
ace(Noun)
A perfect score on a school exam.
ace(Adjective)
Excellent.
Ace(ProperNoun)
A male given name.
Ace(ProperNoun)
A common nickname suggesting skill, particularly among airplane pilots.
Origin: as, from as, from as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Compare as
Webster Dictionary
Ace(noun)
a unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds
Ace(noun)
hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot
Translations for ACE
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- aasAfrikaans

- آص: واحِد فِي وَرَق الشَدَّهArabic

- асBulgarian

- ásPortuguese (BR)

- esoCzech

- das AsGerman

- esDanish

- άσος (χαρτί τράπουλας)Greek

- asSpanish

- äss (kaardimängus)Estonian

- آسFarsi

- ässäFinnish

- asFrench

- קְלָף אַסHebrew

- इक्काHindi

- asCroatian

- ász (kártyában)Hungarian

- kartu asIndonesian

- ásIcelandic

- assoItalian

- エースJapanese

- (카드) 에이스Korean

- tūzasLithuanian

- dūzisLatvian

- daun satMalay

- aasDutch

- essNorwegian

- asPolish

- آسPersian

- ټكي: خال، توس ( دلولو په قطعو كې ): هغه نو مره چې په يوه وار وګټل شيPashto

- ásPortuguese

- asRomanian

- тузRussian

- esoSlovak

- asSlovenian

- kecSerbian

- essSwedish

- ไพ่หนึ่งแต้มThai

- asTurkish

- (紙牌中的)ACE牌Chinese (Trad.)

- тузUkrainian

- تاش میں چڑیا کا یکہUrdu

- quân átVietnamese

- (紙牌中的)一Chinese (Simp.)

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