ace /eɪs/
1. 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"
synset: one, 1, I, ace, single, unity
2. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
synset: ace
3. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
synset: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
4. proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
synset: angiotensin_converting_enzyme, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, ACE
5. a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
synset: Allied_Command_Europe, ACE
6. a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
synset: ace
1. succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
synset: breeze_through, ace, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, sail_through, nail
2. score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"
synset: ace
3. play (a hole) in one stroke
synset: ace
4. serve an ace against (someone)
synset: ace
1. 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"
synset: ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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