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ace
Found in thesaurus: digit, figure, playing card, expert, headquarters, serve, service, make it, pass, hit, tally, rack up, score, play
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ace
v.
hit a ball that is not returned (Tennis); be a champion; receive a high score
n.
expert; champion; playing card with the A on it (Cards); unreturned serve (Tennis)
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Ace
An ace is a playing card. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the case of the Ace of Spades. This embellishment on the Ace of Spades started when King James VI of Scotland and I of England required an insignia of the printing house to be printed on the Ace of Spades. This insignia was necessary for identifying the printing house and stamping it as having paid the new stamp tax. Although this requirement was abolished in 1960, the tradition has been kept by many card makers. In other countries the stamp and embellishments are usually found on ace cards; clubs in France, diamonds in Russia, and hearts in Genoa because they have the most blank space.
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Ace (disambiguation)
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ACE
Noun
1. a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey
(synonym) Allied Command Europe
(hypernym) headquarters
(part-holonym) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
(member-meronym) Supreme Allied Commander Europe, SACEUR
ace
Noun
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"
(synonym) one, 1, I, single, unity
(hypernym) digit, figure
(hyponym) monad, monas
2. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
(hypernym) playing card
(hyponym) ace of clubs
3. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
(synonym) adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
(hypernym) expert
(hyponym) track star
(derivation) breeze through, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail
4. a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
(hypernym) serve, service
Verb
1. succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
(synonym) breeze through, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail
(hypernym) pass, make it
(derivation) adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
2. score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"
(hypernym) score, hit, tally, rack up
3. play (a hole) in one stroke
(hypernym) play
(classification) golf, golf game
4. serve an ace against (someone)
(hypernym) serve
(classification) tennis, lawn tennis
Adjective
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"
(synonym) A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops(p)
(similar) superior
(classification) colloquialism
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ace
nm.
unreturned serve (Tennis)
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ACE (Accíon Católica Española)
Spanish Catholic Action
