ace
noun
[ eɪs ]
• a playing card with a single spot on it, ranked as the highest card in its suit in most card games.
• "the ace of diamonds"
• a person who excels at a particular sport or other activity.
• "a motorcycle ace"
Similar:
expert,
master,
genius,
virtuoso,
maestro,
professional,
adept,
past master,
doyen,
champion,
star,
winner,
wunderkind,
demon,
pro,
wizard,
hotshot,
whizz,
wiz,
ninja,
dab hand,
maven,
crackerjack,
• (in tennis and similar games) a service that an opponent is unable to return and thus wins a point.
• "Nadal banged down eight aces in the set"
ace
adjective
• very good.
• "an ace swimmer"
Similar:
excellent,
very good,
first-rate,
first-class,
marvellous,
wonderful,
magnificent,
outstanding,
superlative,
formidable,
virtuoso,
masterly,
expert,
champion,
fine,
consummate,
skilful,
adept,
great,
terrific,
tremendous,
superb,
fantastic,
stellar,
sensational,
fabulous,
fab,
crack,
hotshot,
A1,
mean,
demon,
awesome,
magic,
wicked,
tip-top,
top-notch,
brilliant,
brill,
smashing,
badass,
shit-hot,
ace
verb
• (in tennis and similar games) serve an ace against (an opponent).
• "he can ace opponents with serves of no more than 62 mph"
• achieve high marks in (a test or exam).
• "I aced my grammar test"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting the ‘one’ on dice): via Old French from Latin as ‘unity, a unit’.
