ace
ExcellentExcellent.
» Tom flipped over the card and saw that it was the ace of spades.
Том перевернув карту і побачив, що це був виновий туз. — deniko
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2 senses(UK, slang)Excellent.
(slang)Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.
- of the highest quality
Examples
77 sentencesTom flipped over the card and saw that it was the ace of spades.
Том перевернув карту і побачив, що це був виновий туз. — deniko
I have the ace of diamonds.
У мене бубновий туз. — ayna123
ruУ меня бубновый туз. — odexed
deIch habe das Karoass. — raggione
I had four aces.
У мене були чотири тузи. — deniko
ruУ меня было четыре туза. — marafon
I have been dealt four aces.
I have the ace of clubs.
ruУ меня трефовый туз. — odexed
deIch habe das Kreuzass. — raggione
Origin
Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copperInherited 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
more ace, most aceSynonyms
11 synonyms- of the highest quality:A-onecrackfirst-ratesupertiptoptopnotchtop-notchtops
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- four aces aces
- aces aces
- four aces
- the ace of
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.