Overview of noun ace

The noun ace has 6 senses

• one, 1, I, ace, single, unity -- (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 lunch at one")


• ace -- (one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face)


• ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz -- (someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)


• angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, ACE -- (proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II)


• Allied Command Europe, ACE -- (a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey)


• ace -- (a serve that the receiver is unable to reach)

Overview of verb ace

The verb ace has 4 senses

• breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail -- (succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course")


• ace -- (score an ace against; "He aced his opponents")


• ace -- (play (a hole) in one stroke)


• ace -- (serve an ace against (someone))

Overview of adj ace

The adj ace has 1 sense

• ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops -- (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")