Word: ace
Word origin: Middle English (denoting the ‘one’ on dice): via Old French from Latin as ‘unity, a unit’.
Phonetic:
eɪs
Listen:
a playing card with a single spot on it, ranked as the highest card in its suit in most card games. Example: the ace of diamonds
a person who excels at a particular sport or other activity. Example: a motorcycle ace
(in tennis and similar games) a service that an opponent is unable to return and thus wins a point. Example: Nadal banged down eight aces in the set
very good. Example: an ace swimmer
(in tennis and similar games) serve an ace against (an opponent). Example: he can ace opponents with serves of no more than 62 mph
achieve high marks in (a test or exam). Example: I aced my grammar test
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