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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACE, n. [L. as, a unit or pound; G. ass.]
1. A unit; a single point on a card or die; or the card or die so marked.
2. A very small quantity; a particle; an atom; a trifle; as a creditor will not abate an ace of his demand.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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: ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops] 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, ace, 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: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
4: proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II [syn: angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, ACE]
5: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey [syn: Allied Command Europe, ACE]
6: 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, ace, 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)

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation American Council on Education

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English as, from Anglo-French, from Latin, unit, a copper coin Date: 14th century 1. a. a die face marked with one spot b. a playing card marked in its center with one pip c. a domino end marked with one spot 2. a very small amount or degree ; particle 3. a point scored especially on a service (as in tennis or handball) that an opponent fails to touch 4. a golf score of one stroke on a hole; also a hole made in one stroke 5. a combat pilot who has brought down at least five enemy airplanes 6. a. a person who excels at something <a computer ace> b. the best pitcher on a baseball team <the ace of the staff> II. transitive verb (aced; acing) Date: 1923 1. to score an ace against (an opponent) 2. to make (a hole in golf) in one stroke 3. to gain a decisive advantage over ; defeat — usually used with out 4. a. to earn a high grade on (as an examination); especially to get an A on b. to perform extremely well in <he aced every subject> III. adjective Date: 1926 of first or high rank or quality <an ace mechanic>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 a a playing-card, domino, etc., with a single spot and generally having the value 'one' or in card-games the highest value in each suit. b a single spot on a playing-card etc. 2 a a person who excels in some activity. b Aeron. a pilot who has shot down many enemy aircraft. 3 a (in lawn tennis) a stroke (esp. a service) too good for the opponent to return. b a point scored in this way. --adj. sl. excellent. Phrases and idioms: ace up one's sleeve (US in the hole) something effective kept in reserve. play one's ace use one's best resource. within an ace of on the verge of. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L as unity, AS(2)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ace Ace, n. A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(aces) 1. An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit. ...the ace of hearts. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. If you describe someone such as a sports player as an ace, you mean that they are very good at what they do. (JOURNALISM) ...former motor-racing ace Stirling Moss. N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft n N • Ace is also an adjective. ...ace horror-film producer Lawrence Woolsey. ADJ: ADJ n 3. If you say that something is ace, you think that it is good and you like it a lot. (INFORMAL) ...a really ace film. ADJ [approval] 4. In tennis, an ace is a serve which is so fast that the other player cannot reach the ball. N-COUNT 5. If you say that someone holds all the aces, you mean that they have all the advantages in a contest or situation. PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Single point (in cards or in dice), single pip, single spot, one-spot, head of suit. 2. Particle, item, atom, jot, iota, bit, tittle, whit, grain, scrap, mite, corpuscle, scintilla, trifle, fig.

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