English Explanatory Dictionary

ace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
  2. A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
  3. The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
  4. A dollar bill.
  5. A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
  6. A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
  7. A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
  8. The best pitcher on the team.
  9. A run.
  10. A hole in one.
  11. An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
  12. A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
verb
  1. To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
  2. To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
  3. To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
  4. To make an ace (hole in one).
adj
  1. Excellent.
adj
  1. Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.
noun
  1. A person who is asexual.
name
  1. A male given name.
  2. A common nickname suggesting skill, particularly among airplane pilots.
name
  1. Initialism of American Council on Education.
  2. Initialism of Advanced Composition Explorer, a NASA spacecraft.
  3. Initialism of American Cinema Editors.
  4. Initialism of Attempto Controlled English.
  5. A proprietary data compression archive file format.
noun
  1. A member of American Cinema Editors
  2. Initialism of angiotensin converting enzyme.
  3. Initialism of air combat element.
  4. Initialism of aviation combat element.
  5. Initialism of analysis and control element.
  6. Initialism of arbitrary code execution.
  7. Initialism of access control entry.
  8. Initialism of ASCII-compatible encoding.
  9. Initialism of adverse childhood experience.
  10. Initialism of accumulated cyclone energy.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

ace aces acing aced more ace most ace

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”), probably borrowed from Etruscan. Doublet of as.

Synonyms

ace atom atomy aught bissel bit crumb glimpse dab damn dash diddly glint dot spatter drop dusting fleck glimmer hint flip flyspeck grain halfpennyworth inch iota jot lick mite modicum molecule morceau morsel mote ooch ounce particle pennyworth piece pinch relish scantling semblance scent scintilla scooch scrap scruple shred skerrick skoosh skosh sliver smattering smidge smidgen smidget smidgy smitch smithereen

Related words

aro ace K

Derived words

ace bare ace boon coon aceboy acegirl ace-high ace in a day ace in the hole aceless aceness ace of aces ace of clubs ace of diamonds ace of hearts ace of queen ace of spades ace of the deep ace point aces and eights aces and spaces ace up one's sleeve acey-deucey air ace bate an ace be aces with black ace chase the ace Chinese ace duty ace easy aces eights and aces fighter ace flying ace gray ace hold all of the aces hold all the aces hold the aces jet ace panzer ace return ace six-ace flat submarine ace tank ace tanker ace U-boat ace within ames ace within an ace of ace into ace out ace-aro aceflux acemisia acephobe acephobia acephobic acespec aro-ace ACE1 ACE2 hrsACE2
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