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Meaning of ACE

Pronunciation:  eys

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
  2. [n]  one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
  3. [n]  someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  4. [n]  the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
  5. [adj]  (informal) 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"
  6. [v]  serve an ace against (someone), in tennis
  7. [v]  play in one stroke; of holes, in golf
  8. [v]  score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"
  9. [v]  succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
 

ACE is a 3 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: 1, adept, A-one, breeze through, crack, first-rate, genius, hotshot, I, maven, nail, one, pass with flying colors, sail through, sensation, single, star, super, superior, sweep through, tiptop, topnotch, tops(p), unity, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard
 
 See Also: ace of clubs, ace of diamonds, ace of hearts, ace of spades, digit, expert, figure, hit, make it, monad, monas, pass, play, playing card, rack up, score, serve, serve, service, singleton, tally, track star

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ace\, n.; pl. {Aces}. [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis,
    unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. {As}.]
    1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card
       or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
    2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an
       atom; a jot.
             I 'll not wag an ace further.         --Dryden.
    {To bate an ace}, to make the least abatement. [Obs.]
    {Within an ace of}, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving.
    
  2. \Ace\, n.
    A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets,
    etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.
    
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

1. advanced computing environment.

2. adaptive communication environment.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: A per se, air force, amigo, associate, atom, beaut, bedfellow, bedmate, best bower, bit, bomber pilot, bosom buddy, boss, bower, bowshot, brief span, buddy, bunkie, bunkmate, butty, camarade, cards, chamberfellow, champion, chief, chum, classmate, close quarters, close range, clubs, colleague, comate, combat pilot, commander, companion, company, compeer, comrade, confrere, consociate, consort, copartner, corker, crack, crackerjack, crony, crumb, dab, daisy, dandy, darb, dean, deck, deuce, diamonds, dilly, dole, dot, dram, dream, dribble, driblet, dummy, dwarf, earreach, earshot, face cards, farthing, fellow, fellow student, fighter pilot, first-rater, fleck, flush, flyboy, flyspeck, fragment, fugleman, full house, genius, girl friend, gobbet, good hand, gossip, grain, granule, great, groat, gunshot, hair, hair space, hairbreadth, hairsbreadth, hand, handful, head, hearts, higher-up, honey, humdinger, I, inch, iota, jack, joker, jot, killer-diller, king, knave, knockout, laureate, leader, left bower, little, little bit, little ways, lollapaloosa, lota, lulu, magician, mahatma, man of genius, master, master hand, mastermind, mate, messmate, military pilot, minim, minimum, minutiae, mite, modicum, molecule, monad, mote, naval pilot, no other, none else, nonpareil, nothing else, nought beside, nutshell, observer, old crony, one, one and only, ounce, pack, pair, pal, paragon, pard, pardner, particle, partner, past master, peach, pebble, picture cards, pinch, pip, pippin, pistol shot, pittance, playfellow, playing cards, playmate, point, practiced hand, principal, prodigy, queen, roommate, round, royal flush, rubber, ruff, ruler, sage, schoolfellow, schoolmate, scruple, senior, shipmate, short distance, short piece, short way, side partner, sidekick, singleton, skilled hand, smidgen, smitch, spades, span, speck, spitting distance, spoonful, spot, star, step, straight, suicide pilot, superior, superman, superstar, sweetheart, teammate, the greatest, the most, the nuts, thimbleful, tiny bit, tittle, top dog, topnotcher, trey, trick, trifling amount, trivia, trump, unit, virtuoso, whisker, whit, whiz, wizard, workfellow, yokefellow, yokemate
 

 

 

 

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