Ace
[eɪs] or [es]
Definition
(noun.) a serve that the receiver is unable to reach.
(noun.) one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face.
(noun.) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.
(verb.) serve an ace against (someone).
(verb.) play (a hole) in one stroke.
(verb.) score an ace against; 'He aced his opponents'.
(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' .
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Definition
(n.) A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
(n.) Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Single point (in cards or in dice).[2]. Particle, atom, jot, iota, bit, tittle, whit, grain, scrap, mite, corpuscle, scintilla.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Unit, atom, point, title, jot, item
ANT:Numbers, quantity, bulk, gum, mass, collection, aggregate, total
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Definition
n. the one at dice also at cards dominoes &c.: a single point an atom.
Editor: Val
Examples
- He had thrown ace. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I play my Ace, Mr. Barsad, said Carton, taking the answer on himself, and looking at his watch, without any scruple, in a very few minutes. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Why, there'll be no stirrin' from one pla-ace to another, said Hiram, thinking of his wagon and horses. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It was ace again. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- If she had the ace of trumps in her hand at whist, she wouldn't say anything, child. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He threw ace also. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I play my Ace, Denunciation of Mr. Barsad to the nearest Section Committee. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The reddleman looked grim, threw a raffle of aces, and pocketed the stakes. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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