ace
1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number (Freq. 10)
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
• Syn:
one, 1, I, single, unity
• Hypernyms:
digit, figure
• Hyponyms:
monad, monas, singleton
2. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
playing card
• Hyponyms:
ace of clubs, ace of diamonds, ace of hearts, ace of spades
3. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin,
virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz,
whizz, wizard, wiz
• Derivationally related forms:
star (for: star), virtuoso (for: virtuoso), adept (for: adept)
• Hypernyms:
expert
• Hyponyms:
track star
4. a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
• Hypernyms:
serve, service
1. succeed at easily
- She sailed through her exams
- You will pass with flying colors
- She nailed her astrophysics course
• Syn:
breeze through, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail
• Hypernyms:
pass, make it
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. score an ace against
- He aced his opponents
• Hypernyms:
score, hit, tally, rack up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. play (a hole) in one stroke
• Topics:
golf, golf game
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. serve an ace against (someone)
• Topics:
tennis, lawn tennis
• Hypernyms:
serve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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
• Syn:
A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop,
topnotch, top-notch, tops
• Similar to:
superior
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
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