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Definitions for Aces

[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] any die, domino, or any of four playing cards with one spot
[23] a single spot or pip on a playing card, die, etc
[24] tennis a winning serve that the opponent fails to reach
[25] golf , mainly US a hole in one
[26] a fighter pilot accredited with destroying several enemy aircraft
[27] informal an expert or highly skilled person an ace at driving
[28] an ace up one's sleeve or an ace in the hole a hidden and powerful advantage
[29] hold all the aces to have all the advantages or power
[30] play one's ace to use one's best weapon or resource
[31] within an ace of almost to the point of he came within an ace of winning
[32] informal superb; excellent
[33] tennis to serve an ace against
[34] golf , mainly US to play (a hole) in one stroke
[35] US and Canadian to perform extremely well or score very highly in (an examination, etc)
[36] (in Britain) Advisory Centre for Education; a private organization offering advice on schools to parents
[37] Allied Command Europe
[38] angiotensin-converting enzyme See ACE inhibitor

Words related to Aces

aceexcellent, fabulous, peachy, wonderful

Words nearby Aces

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

Origin of Aces

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 Aces

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

Synonyms for Aces

excellent, fabulous, peachy, wonderful