Ace
noun
A card with a single spot, often used as the highest-ranking card.
I drew an ace from the deck of cards.
Often appears as...
- ace of spades
- ace of hearts
adjective
Very skilled or excellent.
He is an ace football player.
Often appears as...
- ace player
- ace student
verb
To do very well, especially in a test or exam.
She aced the math test.
Often appears as...
- ace a test
- ace an interview
noun
A person who is very skilled at something.
He is an ace at chess.
Often appears as...
- an ace pilot
- an ace at cards
noun
In tennis, a serve that the opponent fails to hit.
She hit an ace to win the match.
Often appears as...
- serve an ace
- hit an ace
noun
A card with a single spot, often used as the highest-ranking card.
I drew an ace from the deck of cards.
Often appears as...
- ace of spades
- ace of hearts
adjective
Very skilled or excellent.
He is an ace football player.
Often appears as...
- ace player
- ace student
verb
To do very well, especially in a test or exam.
She aced the math test.
Often appears as...
- ace a test
- ace an interview
noun
A person who is very skilled at something.
He is an ace at chess.
Often appears as...
- an ace pilot
- an ace at cards
noun
In tennis, a serve that the opponent fails to hit.
She hit an ace to win the match.
Often appears as...
- serve an ace
- hit an ace
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Pro Tip 1/2Card Games Reference
Understand that 'ace' is often used in idioms meaning a secret advantage.
He has an ace up his sleeve in negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbolism
The 'ace of spades' can symbolize good luck or death, depending on the context.
In some stories, finding an ace of spades is an ominous sign.
Pro Tip 1/2Card Games Reference
Understand that 'ace' is often used in idioms meaning a secret advantage.
He has an ace up his sleeve in negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbolism
The 'ace of spades' can symbolize good luck or death, depending on the context.
In some stories, finding an ace of spades is an ominous sign.
Pro Tip 1/2Card Games Reference
Understand that 'ace' is often used in idioms meaning a secret advantage.
He has an ace up his sleeve in negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbolism
The 'ace of spades' can symbolize good luck or death, depending on the context.
In some stories, finding an ace of spades is an ominous sign.
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The mystery of chronic...
her and she aspired to be a professional dancer and during the course of one of her dance rehearsals she fell on her outstretched arm and sprained her wrist now you would probably imagine as she did that a wrist sprain is a trivial event in a person's life rapid in an ace bandage takes some ibuprofen for a week or two and that's the end of the story
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Missing Matt PIPE National...
it's time for a different strategy I don't let's make a new man we searched everywhere yesterday we built fires smoke signals fired guns yelled we do have one ace in the hole if we see him on the way to the LZ after that I don't have a clue pretty motivated to get back
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Incredible Orangutan...
aces was a bit more subtle but i think still convincing haze's capacity to recognize himself as well as long-lost friends shows that orangutans are far more aware than previously thought it's hoped that one day even the orphaned orangutans raised in forest
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The Trouble with...
and there was one name that we kept hearing again and again and that was doc antle you might recognize doc antle as one of the characters on the netflix series tiger king he also handled animals for films like ace ventura and dr doolittle
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Safari Live - Day 376 PIPE...
ace tristan well we checked the fire break everybody and we found tracks of well most likely said we heading in a westerly direction along the fabric and then they cut back and now the track seems to sort of hit this wall that this
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We must reignite dream...
about the same week now this was a little this was a little out of character for me to say the least going all the way back to kindergarten when I was in playing with blocks with my friends I was trying to ace every test
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
scene the suspect raised a weapon and shot the victim in the back of the head Natasha was an ace duty honor roll student she got money every week for her allowance so she did not have to steal orange juice
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The Life of Macaroni...
demonstration of the pack but what where the Antarctica's virtually lifeless over vast areas that are one or two smaller aces the team
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Manhattan Island PIPE Earth...
the ace exposed the hard bedrock called schist solid enough for sinking deep foundations to support tall buildings
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Close-up card magic with...
Ten, jack, queen, king, ace. Yeah. So, good.
Video examples
The mystery of chronic...
her and she aspired to be a professional dancer and during the course of one of her dance rehearsals she fell on her outstretched arm and sprained her wrist now you would probably imagine as she did that a wrist sprain is a trivial event in a person's life rapid in an ace bandage takes some ibuprofen for a week or two and that's the end of the story
Video examples
Missing Matt PIPE National...
it's time for a different strategy I don't let's make a new man we searched everywhere yesterday we built fires smoke signals fired guns yelled we do have one ace in the hole if we see him on the way to the LZ after that I don't have a clue pretty motivated to get back
Video examples
Incredible Orangutan...
aces was a bit more subtle but i think still convincing haze's capacity to recognize himself as well as long-lost friends shows that orangutans are far more aware than previously thought it's hoped that one day even the orphaned orangutans raised in forest
Video examples
The Trouble with...
and there was one name that we kept hearing again and again and that was doc antle you might recognize doc antle as one of the characters on the netflix series tiger king he also handled animals for films like ace ventura and dr doolittle
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 376 PIPE...
ace tristan well we checked the fire break everybody and we found tracks of well most likely said we heading in a westerly direction along the fabric and then they cut back and now the track seems to sort of hit this wall that this
Video examples
We must reignite dream...
about the same week now this was a little this was a little out of character for me to say the least going all the way back to kindergarten when I was in playing with blocks with my friends I was trying to ace every test
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
scene the suspect raised a weapon and shot the victim in the back of the head Natasha was an ace duty honor roll student she got money every week for her allowance so she did not have to steal orange juice
Video examples
The Life of Macaroni...
demonstration of the pack but what where the Antarctica's virtually lifeless over vast areas that are one or two smaller aces the team
Video examples
Manhattan Island PIPE Earth...
the ace exposed the hard bedrock called schist solid enough for sinking deep foundations to support tall buildings
Video examples
Close-up card magic with...
Ten, jack, queen, king, ace. Yeah. So, good.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sunny Singh
Indian Actor
With other actors, I have always been respectful. Ayushmann is an ace actor. I love everybody's work. We are an industry of professional actors and filmmakers. Everybody is here to make films. I feel very good about it. I don't have any negative or bad thinking.
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Bob Schieffer
American Journalist
And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn't graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing.
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Wes Anderson
American Writer
I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when you have great ones, they can be a real ace in the hole.
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Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
One pair rarely wins an Omaha pot, even if that pair is aces. In Hold'em, on the other hand, a pair of aces is right around the average winning hand.
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Amaal Mallik
Indian Director
First of all, with due respect to my dad, he wasn't an ace composer. He never got the success that my uncle did.
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Ruby Dee
American Actress
I'm proud of doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' for which I won an ACE award.
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John Mason Brown
American Critic
He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace.
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David Goffin
Belgian Athlete
When you start the game with an ace, it's always better.
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Karen O
South Korean Musician
I love bass, I really do. Bass is ace!
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Peter Falk
American Actor
I'm not an ace at small talk.
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Sunny Singh
Indian Actor
With other actors, I have always been respectful. Ayushmann is an ace actor. I love everybody's work. We are an industry of professional actors and filmmakers. Everybody is here to make films. I feel very good about it. I don't have any negative or bad thinking.
Quote examples
Bob Schieffer
American Journalist
And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn't graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing.
Quote examples
Wes Anderson
American Writer
I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when you have great ones, they can be a real ace in the hole.
Quote examples
Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
One pair rarely wins an Omaha pot, even if that pair is aces. In Hold'em, on the other hand, a pair of aces is right around the average winning hand.
Quote examples
Amaal Mallik
Indian Director
First of all, with due respect to my dad, he wasn't an ace composer. He never got the success that my uncle did.
Quote examples
Ruby Dee
American Actress
I'm proud of doing 'Long Day's Journey into Night,' for which I won an ACE award.
Quote examples
John Mason Brown
American Critic
He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace.
Quote examples
David Goffin
Belgian Athlete
When you start the game with an ace, it's always better.
Quote examples
Karen O
South Korean Musician
I love bass, I really do. Bass is ace!
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Peter Falk
American Actor
I'm not an ace at small talk.
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