Definition of ACE

ace

Plural: aces

Noun

  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
  • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  • proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
  • a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
  • a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
  • A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
  • A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
  • The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
  • A dollar bill.
  • A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
  • A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
  • A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
  • The best pitcher on the team.
  • A run.
  • A hole in one.
  • An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
  • A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
  • A perfect score on a school exam.
  • Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
  • A quark.
  • A person who is asexual.

Verb

Verb Forms: aced, acing, aces

  • To succeed at something with ease.
  • succeed at easily
  • score an ace against
    • "He aced his opponents"
  • play (a hole) in one stroke
  • serve an ace against (someone)
  • To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
  • To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
  • To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
  • To make an ace (hole in one).

Adjective Satellite

  • of the highest quality
    • "an ace reporter"

Adj

  • Excellent.
  • Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.

Examples

  • an ace detective
  • She is going to ace this game with that beautiful rack of letters.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”). Doublet of as. Likely related or deriving ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs, or otherwise taking from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) in the sense of "singular".
Alternatively, it could be derived from Etruscan.

Synonyms

1, A-one, adept, Allied Command Europe, angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, breeze through, champion, crack, first-rate, genius, hotshot, I, maven, mavin, nail, one, pass with flying colors, sail through, sensation, single, star, super, superstar, sweep through, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops, unity, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, Jedi Master, ace, ace out, artist, asexy, atom, aught, bissel, bit, buff, crack hand, crackerjack, crumb, dab, dab hand, dabster, damn, dash, diddly, don hand, dot, drop, dusting, excellent, expert, fleck, flip, flyspeck, glimpse, glint, grain, halfpennyworth, hint, inch, iota, jot, lick, master, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, morsel, mote, old hand, old soldier, old stager, ooch, ounce, outstanding, particle, pass with flying colours, past master, pennyworth, piece, pinch, proficient, scantling, scent, scintilla, scooch, scrap, scruple, semblance, shred, skerrick, skoosh, skosh, sliver, smattering, smidge, smidgen, smidget, smidgy, smitch, smithereen, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, speckle, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, tad, tidbit, tidge, tittle, toddick, top gun, touch, trace, trifle, tuppence worth, veteran, whiff, whit

Scrabble Score: 5

ace: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ace: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ace: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

ace: valid Words With Friends Word