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English

Etymology

as, as, from as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Compare as

Pronunciation

, IPA: /eɪs/,
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Noun

A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die face so marked.
: the ace of diamonds
A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
* I'll not wag an ace further. - Dryden
A serve made without the opponent hitting the ball.
An expert at something.
The best pitcher on the team
A hole in one.

Derived terms

Translations

Czech: {{t-|cs|eso|n}}
Dutch: {{t+|nl|aas|m}}
Finnish:
French: {{t+|fr|as|m}}
German: {{t+|de|As|n|alt=Ass}}
Hebrew: אס
Hungarian:
Italian: {{t+|it|asso|m}}

Japanese: エース (ēsu) (1)
Kurdish: {{t+|ku|ئاس|sc=KUchar}}
Maltese: {{t-|mt|ass|xs=Maltese}}
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ás|m}}
Russian: туз (tuz)
Spanish: {{t+|es|as|m}}
Swedish: {{t+|sv|ess|n}}, {{t+|sv|äss|n}}
West Frisian: {{t-|fy|aas|xs=West Frisian}}

French: {{t+|fr|as|m}}

See jot, iota

Czech: {{t-|cs|eso|n}}
Finnish:
Hebrew: אס
Japanese: エース (ēsu) (1)

Portuguese: {{t-|pt|ace|m}}
Russian: эйс (ejs)
Swedish: äss , serveäss

Czech: {{t-|cs|eso|n}}
Finnish:
French: {{t+|fr|as|m}}
German: {{t+|de|Ass|n}}
Hungarian:
Italian: {{t+|it|asso|m}}

Japanese: エース (ēsu) (1)
Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|asas|m|xs=Lithuanian}}, {{t+|lt|asė|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ás|m}}
Russian: ас (as)
Swedish: äss

: utama / bintang / unggulan (1), as / kartu as (2)
: asse (1, 2)

Verb

To pass (a test, interviews etc) perfectly.

Synonyms

pass with flying colours

Derived terms

ace out

Adjective

Extremely good, excellent.

Category:Card games Category:English three letter words

ar:ace bg:ace et:ace el:ace es:ace fa:ace fr:ace io:ace kk:ace lt:ace hu:ace ru:ace fi:ace sv:ace ta:ace te:ace vi:ace tr:ace zh:ace

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English ace \ace\ adj.
1. of the highest quality an ace reporter

Syn: A-one, first-class, first-rate, super, tip-top,
topnotch(predicate)
[WordNet 1.5]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English ace \ace\ v.
to get a grade of "A"; as, to ace an exam. [Colloq.]
[PJC]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Ace \Ace\ ([=a]s), n.; pl. Aces ([=a]"s[e^]z). [OE. as, F. as,
fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage.
Cf. As.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card
or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
[1913 Webster]

2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an
atom; a jot.
[1913 Webster]

I 'll not wag an ace further. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Sport) A single point won by a stroke, as in handball,
rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a
service stroke.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

To bate an ace, to make the least abatement. [Obs.]

Within an ace of, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet ace
adj : 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" [syn: A-one, crack, first-rate,
super, tiptop, topnotch, tops(p)]
n 1: 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" [syn: one, 1, I,
single, unity]
2: one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on
its face
3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: adept,
champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius,
hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard,
wiz]
4: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are
extending from Norway to Turkey [syn: {Allied Command
Europe}]
5: a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
v 1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will
pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics
course" [syn: breeze through, pass with flying colors,
sweep through, sail through, nail]
2: score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"
3: play (a hole) in one stroke
4: serve an ace against (someone)

Moby Dictionary
A per se , I , air force , amigo , associate , atom , beaut , bedfellow ,
bedmate , best bower , bit , bomber pilot , bosom buddy , boss , bower ,
bowshot , brief span , buddy , bunkie , bunkmate , butty , camarade ,
cards , chamberfellow , champion , chief , chum , classmate ,
close quarters , close range , clubs , colleague , comate ,
combat pilot , commander , companion , company , compeer , comrade ,
confrere , consociate , consort , copartner , corker , crack ,
crackerjack , crony , crumb , dab , daisy , dandy , darb , dean , deck ,
deuce , diamonds , dilly , dole , dot , dram , dream , dribble , driblet ,
dummy , dwarf , earreach , earshot , face cards , farthing , fellow ,
fellow student , fighter pilot , first-rater , fleck , flush , flyboy ,
flyspeck , fragment , fugleman , full house , genius , girl friend ,
gobbet , good hand , gossip , grain , granule , great , groat , gunshot ,
hair , hair space , hairbreadth , hairsbreadth , hand , handful , head ,
hearts , higher-up , honey , humdinger , inch , iota , jack , joker , jot ,
killer-diller , king , knave , knockout , laureate , leader , left bower ,
little , little bit , little ways , lollapaloosa , lota , lulu ,
magician , mahatma , man of genius , master , master hand , mastermind ,
mate , messmate , military pilot , minim , minimum , minutiae , mite ,
modicum , molecule , monad , mote , naval pilot , no other , none else ,
nonpareil , nothing else , nought beside , nutshell , observer ,
old crony , one , one and only , ounce , pack , pair , pal , paragon ,
pard , pardner , particle , partner , past master , peach , pebble ,
picture cards , pinch , pip , pippin , pistol shot , pittance ,
playfellow , playing cards , playmate , point , practiced hand ,
principal , prodigy , queen , roommate , round , royal flush , rubber ,
ruff , ruler , sage , schoolfellow , schoolmate , scruple , senior ,
shipmate , short distance , short piece , short way , side partner ,
sidekick , singleton , skilled hand , smidgen , smitch , spades , span ,
speck , spitting distance , spoonful , spot , star , step , straight ,
suicide pilot , superior , superman , superstar , sweetheart , teammate ,
the greatest , the most , the nuts , thimbleful , tiny bit , tittle ,
top dog , topnotcher , trey , trick , trifling amount , trivia , trump ,
unit , virtuoso , whisker , whit , whiz , wizard , workfellow ,
yokefellow , yokemate

ACE Access Control Entry (AD)

ACE Advanced Computing Environment (manufacturer)

ACE ASCII Compatible Encoding (ASCII, Internet, DOMAIN)

ACE Autonomous Computer Engine (WD)

FOLDOC ACE

1. Advanced Computing Environment.

2. Adaptive Communication Environment.