ace

Noun

ace (plural aces)

1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die face so marked.

   the ace of diamonds

2. A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
   • I"ll not wag an ace further. - Dryden
3. (tennis) A point made without the opponent hitting the ball.
4. An expert at anything.
5. (baseball) The best pitcher on the team
6. (golf) A hole in one.

Synonyms:

• pass with flying colours

3 letters in word "ace": A C E.

No anagrams for ace found in this word list.

Words found within ace:

ae ea

• Definitions:
• one: 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 ... one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face breeze through: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" Allied Command Europe: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey play (a hole) in one stroke a serve that the receiver is unable to reach serve an ace against (someone) 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"
• Ace were a British rock music band who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. They are notable for their part in the early career of Paul Carrack, who later became famous as a solo artist, and as a member of several other groups. ...
• Ace was the first solo album by Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, released in 1972.
• The word "ace" comes from the Old French word 'as' (from Latin 'as') meaning 'a unit', from the name of a small Roman coin. It originally meant the side of a die with only one mark, before it was a term for a playing card. ...
• Ace is the official mascot of the Toronto Blue Jays. He, along with his female counterpart, Diamond replaced former mascot BJ Birdie before the 2000 season as a mascot duo. Like his predecessor, Ace resembles a large Blue Jay. He's always hatching up plans to foul the other team. ...
• ACE - a collaborative editor is a platform-independent, collaborative real-time editor. It is a real-time cooperative editing system that allows multiple geographically dispersed users to view and edit a shared text document at the same time.
• Ace is a member of the Royal Flush Gang, which is a group of villains modeled on the cards in a royal flush in poker. The first Ace was Amos Fortune, who shaped his childhood gang into the first Royal Flush Gang. ...
• An ace in tennis is a single-stroke point won by the server who produces a legal service that his opponent does not touch with his racket and thus fails to return. By definition, an ace will not occur should the opponent touch the ball in any way, even if the return is illegal.
• Ace is an original musical that debuted at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis on September 6, 2006. It is summarized as, "a high-flying, world premiere musical, filled with humor, heart and a dazzling new score! ...
• The ACE (Automatic Computing Engine) was the first computer, designed in Britain; it was designed by Alan Turing in 1946.
• Ace (given name Dorothy) is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
• In the fictional Wild Cards universe, an Ace is one of the classifications given to a person that was infected by the Wild Card virus and gained one or more supernatural powers as a result. ...
• In computing, ACE is a proprietary data compression archive file format developed by e-merge GmbH. ACE offers superior compression compared to the ZIP file format, at the cost of a lower compression speed.
• ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) was a multi-format computer and video game magazine first published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing and later acquired by EMAP. The magazine catered mainly for gaming on Atari ST and Amiga computers.
• The Ace was an American-assembled car made in Ypsilanti, Michigan, which emphasized "square" coachwork lines. It was built between 1920 and 1922, and used Continental and Herschell-Spillman six-cylinder engines, as well as a Gray four. ...
• The Ace was a British car that was built between 1912 and 1916 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It was a light car,748cc, 8 hp, four-cylinder water-cooled monobloc engine with Stethnos carburettor,it had a 2 speed gearbox and chain-drive built by the same manufacturer as the Salmon and ...
• A team's best starting pitcher.
• hole-in-one.
• A hole made in one stroke address The stance taken by a player in preparing to hit the ball. The positioning of your body in relationship to the golf ball. Same as "addressing the ball".
• Putting the ball in the hole in one stroke. A hole in one.
• Adult and Community Education
• A drug that lowers blood pressure by interfering with the breakdown of a protein-like substance involved in blood pressure regulation.
• Allied Command Europe
• Class of blood pressure medications that work by reducing the production of angiotensin, a chemical that causes arteries to constrict.
• A group of drugs used to lower blood pressure. They work by blocking the activity of an enzyme (angiotensin-converting enzyme, ACE) that is important in controlling blood pressure. NB ACE is also used to refer to a bowel management technique.
• A drug used to decrease pressure inside blood vessels.
• Serve that is not passable and results immediately in a point.
• The highest card in a poker game.
• A bridge between single language Web sites and localization, ACE technology associates English words and phrases on Web pages with pop-ups containing information in a user’s native language.
• Describes a legal serve that goes into play in such a way that the returner cannot even make contact with the ball
• The card with the highest value in blackjack and poker
• Association of Cooperative Educators: Host an annual conference
• A serve that the opponent cannot return; as a verb, to serve an ace.
• American Coaster Enthusiasts is the largest club of roller coaster and amusement park enthusiasts. Membership is open to all. The club's annual fee includes a membership card, access to club sponsored events and a publication.
• Automated Commercial Environment - Part of Customs Automated Commercial System which controls imported merchandise from the time a carrier’s cargo manifest is electronically transmitted to Customs until control is provided to another segment of the ACS.
• This stands for The American Coaster Enthusiasts. Officially formed in 1978 and based in Chicago, it had its first meeting at Busch Gardens - The Old Country (Now Busch Gardens Williamsburg) in June of '78.
• Ball served so well that the opponent fails to touch it with his/her racket.
• Access Control Entry - The entries on the access control list(ACL) that control user account or group access to a resource. The entry must allow the type of access that is requested (ie Read access) for the user to gain access. ...
• Either the playing card with a singular pip, or the side of a die with only one spot. From the Latin as, or unit.
• Association for the Conservation of Energy
• (also called a "hole-in-one") a score of 1 on a hole -- holing the first shot, or tee shot, on a hole Example: An ace or hole in one is usually made on a par 3, but occasionally it happens on a par 4.

• accustrements ←
• accustrement ←
• accustoms ←
• ace
• → aced
• → acedia
• → acedias