ace

[Ace]

An ace is a playing card with the highest value in a deck. There are four aces in a full deck of cards, each with a single heart, spade, diamond, or club pictured on it.

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A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

Noun
a serve that the receiver is unable to reach

Noun
one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face

Noun
a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey

Noun
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

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"

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Verb
serve an ace against (someone)

Verb
play (a hole) in one stroke

Verb
score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"

Verb
succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

Adjective S.
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"


n.
A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

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


Ace

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.
To bate an ace, to make the least abatement. [Obs.]M/mark> -- Within an ace of, very near; on the point of. W. Irving.

A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

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Usage Examples

My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made a new friend, I made a point of finding out his or her birthday early on, and I would record it in my Filofax calendar.

Misspelled Form

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