ace (eɪs
)
Definitions
noun
- any die, domino, or any of four playing cards with one spot
- a single spot or pip on a playing card, die, etc
- tennis a winning serve that the opponent fails to reach
- golf mainly US a hole in one
- a fighter pilot accredited with destroying several enemy aircraft
- informal an expert or highly skilled person ⇒
an ace at driving
- See an ace up one's sleeve
- See hold all the aces
- See play one's ace
- See within an ace of
adjective
- informal superb; excellent
verb (tr)
- tennis to serve an ace against
- golf mainly US to play (a hole) in one stroke
- US Canadian to perform extremely well or score very highly in (an examination, etc)
Word Origin
C13: via Old French from Latin as a unit, perhaps from a Greek variant of heis oneSynonyms
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ACE (eɪs)
Definitions
noun acronym for
- (in Britain) Advisory Centre for Education; a private organization offering advice on schools to parents
- Allied Command Europe
- angiotensin-converting enzyme See ACE inhibitor
Translations
- British English:
ace
An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it....the ace of hearts.eɪs NOUN ...the ace of hearts.
- Spanish:
as
nm
- French:
as
nm
- German:
As
nnt Asse
- Chinese: 艾司 n
- Arabic: وَاحِد n
- Portuguese: ás nm
- Russian: очко nnt
- Croatian: as nm
- Czech: eso nnt
- Danish: es nnt
- Dutch: aas nm
- Finnish: ässä n
- Greek: άσος nm
- Italian: asso nm
- Japanese: エース n
- Korean: 에이스 n
- Norwegian: ess nnt
- Polish: as nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: ás nm
- European Spanish:
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nm
- Swedish: ess nnt
- Thai: หนึ่งแต้มในการเล่นไพ่ n
- Turkish: as n
- Vietnamese: quân át n
Usage examples
To question Henry, I'd need to mention Watson, who was turning out to be the only ace in a worn-out game of bluff.
, SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)The Red Devils have bizarrely bid 20million for the teenage ace , a bid that has already been rejected by the Toffees from the Magpies.
Megastar (2004)Livan Hernandez is the ace of the Expos pitching staff this season.
CBC (2004)Agassi held his second match point at 5-4 but Hewitt responded by burying an ace into the corner.
Glasgow Herald (2002)During his opening victory against Richard Krajicek, Courier had expressed his feelings by screaming `boring" as another ace thundered by.
, ITF World of Tennis (1993)