Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈeɪ̯s/
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[ˈeɪ̯s]
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/ˈæɪ̯s/
Pronunciation notes
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[ˈæ̝ɪ̯s]
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eɪs
Noun
A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
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You see, Sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God. The deuce reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts; the Old and New Testaments. And when I see the trey I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
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.
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Ace in the corner.
A dollar bill.
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[…] maybe two or three twenties, a dozen tens, and twenty or thirty fins. The rest is all aces and silver.
If they got too many aces (dollar bills) or fives or tens, they turned them in to the vault where they became part of the reserve.
A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
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He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.
I'LL not wag an ace farther: The whole World ſhall not bribe me to it;
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.
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A run.
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- Obsolete
A hole in one.
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"Most of the aces weren't on holes I would have liked to have made them on," confessed Colk, who dropped his fifth dodo of 1935 on December 29, which was believed at the time to be a record for most aces in a year.
An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
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an ace detective
‘Weston, the ace of theatrical agents.’
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Mexican ace Dos Santos smashed home the third five minutes later after good work from Defoe.
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
A perfect score on a school exam.
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Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
A quark.
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Verb
To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
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To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
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To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
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To make an ace (hole in one).
Adjective
Excellent.
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Adjective
Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.
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"Some people who identify as ace fall under the GLBT umbrella while many others do not. Members of the queer movement have reached out to asexuals to include them in their community. The acronym for this has now become GLBTQA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and asexual)."
“I was 14 when I first realized I had no interest in sex,” Jed Strohm, a happily satisfied, romantic asexual from upstate New York, said. “I identified as ace (asexual) and the group leader said I was too attractive.”
“If you identify as ace [asexual] and you just don’t feel like having sex, then for me, sex-positive means, ‘That’s great! It’s fantastic you don’t want to have sex!’” says McGown.
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A person who is asexual.
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Asexuals are programmed differently, like anybody else on the LGBTQXYZ spectrum, but difference is cool! Difference is perhaps the best part of being queer. Own it, aces!
Negativity toward asexuality can make emerging aces fear that something is wrong with them.
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G. F. said she came up with the idea of creating an asexual group last semester, when she was struggling with the way being an ace was affecting her personal life.
Adjective
of the highest quality
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an ace reporter
a crack shot
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a first-rate golfer
a super party
played top-notch tennis
an athlete in tiptop condition
she is absolutely tops
Noun
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
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he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
they had lunch at one
one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
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someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
Verb
succeed at easily
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She sailed through her exams
You will pass with flying colors
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She nailed her astrophysics course
score an ace against
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He aced his opponents
play (a hole) in one stroke
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serve an ace against (someone)
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