ace

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: one1Isingleunityadeptchampionsensationmavenmavinvirtuosogenius

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  1. 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”Synonyms: one1Isingleunity
  2. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
  3. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldSynonyms: adeptchampionsensationmavenmavinvirtuosogeniushotshotstarsuperstarwhizwhizzwizardwiz
  4. proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin IISynonyms: angiotensin converting enzymeangiotensin-converting enzymeACE
  5. a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to TurkeySynonyms: Allied Command EuropeACE
  6. a serve that the receiver is unable to reach

Verb (4)

  1. succeed at easily“She sailed through her exams”“You will pass with flying colors”“She nailed her astrophysics course”Synonyms: breeze throughpass with flying colorssweep throughsail throughnail
  2. score an ace against“He aced his opponents”
  3. play (a hole) in one stroke
  4. serve an ace against (someone)

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: A-onecrackfirst-ratesupertiptoptopnotchtop-notchtops(p)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

ace \ace\ adj.

1.of the highest quality an ace reporter

Syn: A-one, first-class, first-rate, super, tip-top, topnotch(predicate) [WordNet 1.5]

ace \ace\ v. to get a grade of "A"; as, to ace an exam. [Colloq.] [PJC]
Ace \Ace\ ([=a]s), n.; pl. Aces ([=a]"s[e^]z). [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. As.] [1913 Webster]

1.A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. [1913 Webster]

I 'll not wag an ace further.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

3.(Sport) A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

To bate an ace, to make the least abatement. [Obs.]

Within an ace of, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

ACE

1.Advanced Computing Environment.

2.Adaptive Communication Environment.

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