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   Ace

   /ās/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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"
   • 2. a person who excels at a particular sport or other activity: informal "a motorcycle ace"
   • ▪ a pilot who has shot down many enemy aircraft, especially in World War I or World War II.
   • 3. (in tennis and similar games) a service that an opponent is unable to touch and thus wins a point: "Nadal banged down eight aces in the set"
   • ▪ a hole in one: informal "his hole in one at the 15th was Senior's second ace as a professional"

   adjective

   • 1. very good: informal "an ace swimmer"

   verb

   • 1. (in tennis and similar games) serve an ace against (an opponent). informal
   • ▪ score an ace on (a hole) or with (a shot). informal
   • ▪ get an A or its equivalent in (a test or exam): informal "I aced my grammar test"
   • ▪ outdo someone in a competitive situation: informal "the magazine won an award, acing out its rivals"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the ‘one’ on dice): via Old French from Latin as ‘unity, a unit’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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