Nearby Words
noun
1.
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
2.
a single spot or mark on a playing card or die.
3.
(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.)
a.
Also called service ace. a placement made on a service.
b.
any placement.
c.
a serve that the opponent fails to touch.
d.
the point thus scored.
4.
a fighter pilot credited with destroying a prescribed number or more of enemy aircraft, usually five, in combat.
5.
EXPANDa very skilled person; expert; adept: an ace at tap dancing.
6.
Slang. a one-dollar bill.
7.
Slang. a close friend.
8.
Golf.
a.
Also called hole in one. a shot in which the ball is driven from the tee into the hole in one stroke: He hit a 225-yard ace on the first hole.
b.
a score of one stroke made on such a shot: to card an ace.
9.
Slang. a barbiturate or amphetamine capsule or pill.
10.
a very small quantity, amount, or degree; a particle: not worth an ace.
11.
COLLAPSESlang. a grade of A; the highest grade or score.
verb (used with object)
12.
(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) to win a point against (one's opponent) by an ace.
13.
Golf. to make an ace on (a hole).
14.
Slang. to cheat, defraud, or take advantage of (often followed by out): to be aced out of one's inheritance; a friend who aced me out of a good job.
15.
Slang.
a.
to receive a grade of A, as on a test or in a course (sometimes followed by out).
b.
to complete easily and successfully: He aced every physical fitness test they gave him.
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Aces
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
adjective
Verb phrase16.
excellent; first-rate; outstanding.
17.
Idiomsace it, Slang. to accomplish something with complete success: a champion who could ace it every time.
18.
ace up one's sleeve, an important, effective, or decisive argument, resource, or advantage kept in reserve until needed.
19.
be aces with, Slang. to be highly regarded by: The boss says you're aces with him.
20.
easy aces, Auction Bridge. aces equally divided between opponents.
21.
within an ace of, within a narrow margin of; close to: He came within an ace of winning.
Origin:
1250–1300; 1915 for def. 4; Middle English as, aas < Old French as < Latin: a unit; compare as2; sense 4 after French as in World War I; sense 5 < 4
1250–1300; 1915 for def. 4; Middle English as, aas < Old French as < Latin: a unit; compare as2; sense 4 after French as in World War I; sense 5 < 4
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To aces
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ace
c.1300, from O.Fr. as "one at dice," from L. as (gen. assis) "a unit," from the name of a small Roman coin, perhaps originally Etruscan and related to Gk. eis "one." It meant the side of the die with only one mark before it meant the playing card. Since this was the lowest roll at dice, ace was used
EXPAND metaphorically in M.E. for "bad luck;" but as the ace is often the highest playing card, the extended senses based on "excellence, good quality" arose 18c. as card-playing became popular. Meaning "outstanding pilot" dates from 1917 (technically, in WWI aviators' jargon, one who has brought down 10 enemy planes, though originally in ref. to 5 shot down), from Fr. l'ace (1915), which, according to Bruce Robertson (ed.) "Air Aces of the 1914-1918 War" was used in prewar Fr. sporting publications for "top of the deck" boxers, cyclists, etc. Sports meaning of "point scored" (1819) led to that of "unreturnable serve" (1889). The verb meaning "to score" (in sports) is first attested 1923, and led to the extended student slang sense of "get high marks" (1959). Ace in the hole "concealed advantage" is attested from 1915.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
ace definition
|
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| ACES adaptation controlled environment system |
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Matching Quote
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
