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ace

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

1ace

noun \ˈās\

Definition of ACE

1
a : a die face marked with one spot b : a playing card marked in its center with one pip c : a domino end marked with one spot
2
: a very small amount or degree : particle
3
: a point scored especially on a service (as in tennis or handball) that an opponent fails to touch
4
: a golf score of one stroke on a hole; also : a hole made in one stroke
5
: a combat pilot who has brought down at least five enemy airplanes
6
a : a person who excels at something <a computer ace> b : the best pitcher on a baseball team <the ace of the staff>
ace in the hole
1
: an ace dealt face down to a player (as in stud poker) and not exposed until the showdown
2
: an effective and decisive argument or resource held in reserve
within an ace of
: on the point of : very near to <came within an ace of winning>

Examples of ACE

  1. She won the match by scoring more than 30 aces.
  2. <took a few lessons with a tennis ace to improve his backhand>

Origin of ACE

Middle English as, from Anglo-French, from Latin, unit, a copper coin
First Known Use: 14th century

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