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Definitions for Ace

[1] a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
[2] a single spot or mark on a playing card or die.
[3] (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) Also called service ace. a placement made on a service. any placement. a serve that the opponent fails to touch. the point thus scored.
[4] a fighter pilot credited with destroying a prescribed number or more of enemy aircraft, usually five, in combat.
[5] a very skilled person; expert; adept: an ace at tap dancing.
[6] Slang . a one-dollar bill.
[7] Slang . a close friend.
[8] Golf . Also called hole in one. a shot in which the ball is driven from the tee into the hole in one stroke: He hit a 225-yard ace on the first hole. a score of one stroke made on such a shot: to card an ace.
[9] Slang . a barbiturate or amphetamine capsule or pill.
[10] a very small quantity, amount, or degree; a particle: not worth an ace.
[11] Slang . a grade of A; the highest grade or score.
[12] (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) to win a point against (one's opponent) by an ace.
[13] Golf . to make an ace on (a hole).
[14] Slang . to cheat, defraud, or take advantage of (often followed by out ): to be aced out of one's inheritance; a friend who aced me out of a good job.
[15] Slang . to receive a grade of A, as on a test or in a course (sometimes followed by out ). to complete easily and successfully: He aced every physical fitness test they gave him.
[16] excellent; first-rate; outstanding.
[17] ace it , Slang . to accomplish something with complete success: a champion who could ace it every time.
[18] ace up one's sleeve , an important, effective, or decisive argument, resource, or advantage kept in reserve until needed.
[19] be aces with , Slang . to be highly regarded by: The boss says you're aces with him.
[20] easy aces , Auction Bridge . aces equally divided between opponents.
[21] within an ace of , within a narrow margin of; close to: He came within an ace of winning.
[22] American Council on Education.
[23] Army Corps of Engineers.
[24] any die, domino, or any of four playing cards with one spot
[25] a single spot or pip on a playing card, die, etc
[26] tennis a winning serve that the opponent fails to reach
[27] golf , mainly US a hole in one
[28] a fighter pilot accredited with destroying several enemy aircraft
[29] informal an expert or highly skilled person an ace at driving
[30] an ace up one's sleeve or an ace in the hole a hidden and powerful advantage
[31] hold all the aces to have all the advantages or power
[32] play one's ace to use one's best weapon or resource
[33] within an ace of almost to the point of he came within an ace of winning
[34] informal superb; excellent
[35] tennis to serve an ace against
[36] golf , mainly US to play (a hole) in one stroke
[37] US and Canadian to perform extremely well or score very highly in (an examination, etc)
[38] (in Britain) Advisory Centre for Education; a private organization offering advice on schools to parents
[39] Allied Command Europe
[40] angiotensin-converting enzyme See ACE inhibitor

Words related to Ace

winner, great, champion, expert, virtuoso, master, distinguished, star, pro, wizard, genius, brilliant, excellent, first-rate, outstanding, superb

Words nearby Ace

accustomed, accustomed to, accutane, accutron, acda, ace, ace bandage, ace in the hole, ace inhibitor, ace it, ace out

Origin of Ace

1250–1300; 1915 for def 4 ; Middle English as, aas < Old French as < Latin: a unit; cf. as2; sense 4 after French as in World War I; sense 5 < 4

Word origin for Ace

C13: via Old French from Latin as a unit, perhaps from a Greek variant of heis one

Synonyms for Ace

champion, distinguished, expert, great, master, virtuoso, brilliant, excellent, first-rate, outstanding, superb