Meaning

16 senses
  1. A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.

    Ass

    тузtuz

    тузtuz

    one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face

  2. A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.

    the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

  3. The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.

  4. (US, slang)A dollar bill.

  5. A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.

    йо́таjóta

    дещи́цяdeščýcja, йо́таjóta

  6. A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.

    Ass

    эйсejs

  7. A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.

  8. (US)The best pitcher on the team.

  9. (US)A hole in one.

  10. (attributive, sometimes)An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.

    an ace detective

    Ass

    едини́цаjediníca, асas

    асas, фахіве́цьfaxivécʹ

  11. A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.

    Ass

    асas

    асas

  12. (US)A perfect score on a school exam.

Examples

77 sentences
  1. Tom flipped over the card and saw that it was the ace of spades.

    Том перевернув карту і побачив, що це був виновий туз.

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  2. I have the ace of diamonds.

    У мене бубновий туз.

    ruУ меня бубновый туз.

    deIch habe das Karoass.

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  3. I had four aces.

    У мене були чотири тузи.

    ruУ меня было четыре туза.

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  4. I have been dealt four aces.

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  5. I have the ace of clubs.

    ruУ меня трефовый туз.

    deIch habe das Kreuzass.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
card with a single spot:
very small quantity or degree:
expert:
Русский
By meaning 5
card with a single spot:
very small quantity or degree:
tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball:
single point or spot on a card or die:
expert:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
card with a single spot:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper

Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”), probably borrowed from Etruscan. Doublet of as.

Clipping of asexual.

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Forms

plural: aces
Singularace
Pluralaces

regular

Synonyms

124 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

23 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • four aces aces
  • aces aces
  • four aces
  • the ace of

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ace — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto