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US
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[ UK /ˈeɪs/ ]
[ UK /ˈeɪs/ ]
VERB
- serve an ace against (someone)
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succeed at easily
She nailed her astrophysics course
You will pass with flying colors
She sailed through her exams -
score an ace against
He aced his opponents - play (a hole) in one stroke
NOUN
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the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
they had lunch at one
he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it - a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
ADJECTIVE
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of the highest quality
played top-notch tennis
a super party
she is absolutely tops
a first-rate golfer
an ace reporter
a crack shot
an athlete in tiptop condition
How To Use ace In A Sentence
- You think Spielberg would only have a rattletrap third-rate spaceship like the Millennium Falcon to ensure his survival? Does George Lucas think the world will end in 2012?
- The aircraft descended into a wetland area and had since been forgotten about as it sank below the surface. Times, Sunday Times
- Hopefully, North Norfolk will soon shake off this surreal obsession with the Lib Dems and embrace their NE Cambs neighbour's decent Tory stance. Will Iain Dale have to repay the donations ?
- Spending on a perennial effort to expand gambling at race tracks, known as "racino," increased four-fold to about $620,000 in 2010. StarTribune.com rss feed
- They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
- The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores. Matthew Yglesias » Krakow
- Rose of Sharon braced her body against the movements of the car in an effort to protect her fetus.
- Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am.
- Unless the radar signal is normal to some surface (extremely low probability) the radar receives no return.
- The material you choose for surfaces including counters, backsplashes and floors can also account for variations in price.