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.
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.
Meanings
A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
You see, Sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God. The deuce reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts; the Old and New Testaments. And when I see the trey I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 1948 January 1, “Deck of Cards” (track 20), in Famous Country Music Makers, performed by Tex Ritter:
A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
Ace in the corner. 1961, The Hustler:
(US, slang) A dollar bill.
[…] maybe two or three twenties, a dozen tens, and twenty or thirty fins. The rest is all aces and silver. 1990, David F. Friedman, Don DeNevi, A Youth in Babylon: Confessions of a Trash-film King, page 136:
If they got too many aces (dollar bills) or fives or tens, they turned them in to the vault where they became part of the reserve. 1996, Arthur M. Smith, Robert Thomas King, Let's Get Going, page 65:
A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
I'LL not wag an ace farther: The whole World ſhall not bribe me to it; 1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, page 45:
He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty. c. 1658, Dr. Henry More, Government of the Tongue:
A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
(US) The best pitcher on the team.
(US, dated, obsolete) A run.
(US, qualifier:disc golf) A hole in one.
"Most of the aces weren't on holes I would have liked to have made them on," confessed Colk, who dropped his fifth dodo of 1935 on December 29, which was believed at the time to be a record for most aces in a year. 2012, Arv Olson, Backspin: 120 Years of Golf in British Columbia, page 253:
(attributive, sometimes) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
an ace detective
Mexican ace Dos Santos smashed home the third five minutes later after good work from Defoe. 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport:
‘Weston, the ace of theatrical agents.’ 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 4:
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
pt ás (card with a single spot) · nv áás (card with a single spot) · fr as (expert) · sw ree (card with a single spot) · yue 煙士 /烟士 (card with a single spot) · nrf as (card with a single spot) · fr as (card with a single spot) · yue 煙 /烟 (card with a single spot) · rgn as (card with a single spot) · cs eso (card with a single spot) · he אֵס (card with a single spot) · kk тұз (card with a single spot) · ro iotă (very small quantity or degree) · ar آس (single point or spot on a card or die) · sh ȁs (card with a single spot) · sl as (excellent military aircraft pilot) · gv feniagh (expert) · pt ás (single point or spot on a card or die) · eo aso (card with a single spot) · ar الطَّيَّار الْبَطَل (excellent military aircraft pilot) · fi hävittäjä-ässä (excellent military aircraft pilot) · es as (card with a single spot) · cic holhtina' chaffa (single point or spot on a card or die) · af aas (card with a single spot) · fi ässä (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · sh а̏с (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · ja エース (card with a single spot) · cic holhtina' chaffa (card with a single spot) · pt ás (excellent military aircraft pilot) · gv 'nane (card with a single spot) · it asso (excellent military aircraft pilot) · ca as (die face with a single spot) · gv unnane (card with a single spot) · ka ტუზი (card with a single spot) · te ఆసు (single point or spot on a card or die) · te ఆసు (card with a single spot) · hu ász (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · mi hai (card with a single spot) · ja エース (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · el άσος (single point or spot on a card or die) · lv dūzis (card with a single spot) · nn ess (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · ast as (card with a single spot) · hu ász (expert) · pt ace (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · mk ас (card with a single spot) · pl as (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · uk туз (card with a single spot) · hi इक्का (card with a single spot) · fa-ira آس (card with a single spot) · he אַלּוּף (expert) · fa-ira تَکخال (excellent military aircraft pilot) · nl aas (excellent military aircraft pilot) · bg ас (excellent military aircraft pilot) · ky туз (card with a single spot) · sh ȁs (excellent military aircraft pilot) · nn ess (expert) · sv äss (expert) · lv ass (excellent military aircraft pilot) · sv äss (excellent military aircraft pilot) · gv ard-olloo (expert) · sv ess (card with a single spot) · ru ас (excellent military aircraft pilot) · cs eso (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · el άσος (excellent military aircraft pilot) · lb Äss (card with a single spot) · uk фахіве́ць (expert) · th เอซ (card with a single spot) · el άσος (expert) · is ás (die face with a single spot) · ca as (expert) · pl as (expert) · vi xì (card with a single spot) · mi hai (single point or spot on a card or die) · it asso (expert) · az as (card with a single spot) · bo ཨེ་ཀ (card with a single spot) · goh essi (die face with a single spot) · tr as (card with a single spot) · nl aas (card with a single spot) · pl as (single point or spot on a card or die) · oj bezhigobii'igan (card with a single spot) · ar بارع (expert) · mn тамга (card with a single spot) · sh ȁs (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · fr as (die face with a single spot) · lt asė (expert) · ru ас (expert) · fr iota (very small quantity or degree) · es pitcher experto (baseball: best pitcher on the team) · de Ass (excellent military aircraft pilot) · kne as (card with a single spot) · id as (card with a single spot) · ro as (card with a single spot) · ko 에이스 (baseball: best pitcher on the team) · fi ässä (expert) · ckb ئاس (card with a single spot) · bg ас (expert) · ko 에이스 (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · bg едини́ца (single point or spot on a card or die) · lo ເອັດ (card with a single spot) · be туз (card with a single spot) · hy աս (card with a single spot) · fi hitunen (very small quantity or degree) · sq as (card with a single spot) · uk ас (excellent military aircraft pilot) · hu ász (excellent military aircraft pilot) · sv serveäss (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · mt ass (card with a single spot) · pl es (die face with a single spot) · ru туз (card with a single spot) · ha sarki (card with a single spot) · nn ess (excellent military aircraft pilot) · fy aas (card with a single spot) · fr chouïa (very small quantity or degree) · tr as (excellent military aircraft pilot) · fr ace (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · lt asas (expert) · ar آس (die face with a single spot) · nb ess (expert) · bg асо́ (card with a single spot) · uk дещи́ця (very small quantity or degree) · es as (single point or spot on a card or die) · tl alas (card with a single spot) · zza as (card with a single spot) · tk tuz (card with a single spot) · ru йо́та (very small quantity or degree) · sh а̏с (card with a single spot) · fi piste (single point or spot on a card or die) · sk eso (card with a single spot) · uk йо́та (very small quantity or degree) · pl as (card with a single spot) · ja エース (baseball: best pitcher on the team) · ca as (single point or spot on a card or die) · uz tuz (card with a single spot) · ko 에이스 (card with a single spot) · nb ess (card with a single spot) · gmh esse (die face with a single spot) · hy մեկնոց (card with a single spot) · ca as (card with a single spot) · fi kymppi (perfect score on a school exam) · he אֵס (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · fr as (single point or spot on a card or die) · zza has (diq) (excellent military aircraft pilot) · ca as (excellent military aircraft pilot) · de Ass (expert) · ar آس (card with a single spot) · ur اِکّا (card with a single spot) · vi át (card with a single spot) · szl as (card with a single spot) · hy տուզ (card with a single spot) · cs eso (excellent military aircraft pilot) · is ás (single point or spot on a card or die) · fi ässä (excellent military aircraft pilot) · pl as (excellent military aircraft pilot) · eo aso (excellent military aircraft pilot) · cmn 王牌飛行員 /王牌飞行员 (excellent military aircraft pilot) · ro as (single point or spot on a card or die) · cs eso (expert) · fi rahtu (very small quantity or degree) · ms sat (card with a single spot) · bg едно́ (single point or spot on a card or die) · cmn 幺 (die face with a single spot) · sv äss (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · es lanzador experto (baseball: best pitcher on the team) · th เอ (card with a single spot) · gl ás (card with a single spot) · es as (excellent military aircraft pilot) · pt craque (expert) · da es (excellent military aircraft pilot) · nb ess (excellent military aircraft pilot) · fi ässä (card with a single spot) · lo ອ່ຽວ (card with a single spot) · he אֵס (single point or spot on a card or die) · ar ذَرَّة (very small quantity or degree) · gd aon (card with a single spot) · da es (card with a single spot) · az tuz (card with a single spot) · fi tippa (very small quantity or degree) · et äss (excellent military aircraft pilot) · ar آس (expert) · fa-ira تَک (card with a single spot) · ar إرسال ساحق (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · ro as (excellent military aircraft pilot) · pt ás (expert) · ar أفضل رامٍ في الفريق (baseball: best pitcher on the team) · sv äss (card with a single spot) · sh ке̑ц (card with a single spot) · cy as (card with a single spot) · ca punt directe (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · el άσος (card with a single spot) · lt asas (excellent military aircraft pilot) · da es (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · ja エース (expert) · mk кец (card with a single spot) · ja エース (excellent military aircraft pilot) · tg туз (card with a single spot) · sv etta (die face with a single spot) · cmn 高手 (expert) · bg туз (card with a single spot) · fi ykkönen (die face with a single spot) · sl as (card with a single spot) · tg зот (card with a single spot) · de Ass (card with a single spot) · cmn 尖兒 /尖儿 (card with a single spot) · nn ess (card with a single spot) · hu ász (card with a single spot) · fr as (excellent military aircraft pilot) · km អាត់ (card with a single spot) · is ás (card with a single spot) · it asso (card with a single spot) · lb Ass (expert) · sh kȇc (card with a single spot) · ar واحد النرد (die face with a single spot) · nb ess (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · ru эйс (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · de Ass (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · sk eso (excellent military aircraft pilot) · es as (expert) · he אלוף הפלות (excellent military aircraft pilot) · et äss (card with a single spot) · lt tūzas (card with a single spot) · hu egy (single point or spot on a card or die) · el άσος (die face with a single spot) · fi läpisyöttö (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · ga cíoná (eitleora) (excellent military aircraft pilot) · sh а̏с (excellent military aircraft pilot) · fi merkki (single point or spot on a card or die) · uk ас (expert) · es ace (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) · fo ess (card with a single spot) · kmr as (card with a single spot) · ru едини́ца (single point or spot on a card or die) · ar مُمْتاز (expert) · mn ᠲᠠᠮᠠᠭᠠ (card with a single spot) · ro as (tennis, volleyball: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball)
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.
Meanings
(US, informal, transitive) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
(US, ambitransitive, informal) To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
(ambitransitive) To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
fi läpäistä kirkkaasti (to pass a test perfectly) · es bordar (to pass a test perfectly) · pt gabaritar (to pass a test perfectly) · cs dát eso (to win a point by an ace)
(slang) Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.
"Some people who identify as ace fall under the GLBT umbrella while many others do not. Members of the queer movement have reached out to asexuals to include them in their community. The acronym for this has now become GLBTQA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and asexual)." 2009 June 22, Anneli Rufus, “Asexuals at the Pride Parade”, in Psychology Today:
“If you identify as ace [asexual] and you just don’t feel like having sex, then for me, sex-positive means, ‘That’s great! It’s fantastic you don’t want to have sex!’” says McGown. 2013 March 28, Andrea Garcia-Vargas, “Ourselves, our sex, our choices”, in The Eye:
“I was 14 when I first realized I had no interest in sex,” Jed Strohm, a happily satisfied, romantic asexual from upstate New York, said. “I identified as ace (asexual) and the group leader said I was too attractive.” 2010, Amy Ebersole, "Asexuality, not to be confused with celibacy", The Daily Aztec (San Diego State University), 25 January 2010
Negativity toward asexuality can make emerging aces fear that something is wrong with them. 2013 April, Leigh Miller, “(A)Sexual Healing”, in Jerk, volume XII, number V, Syracuse University, page 23:
G. F. said she came up with the idea of creating an asexual group last semester, when she was struggling with the way being an ace was affecting her personal life. 2014 February 4, Emma Ianni, “New Group to Bring Awareness Of C. U. Asexual Community”, in The Cornell Daily Sun, volume 130, number 81, Cornell University, page 1:
Asexuals are programmed differently, like anybody else on the LGBTQXYZ spectrum, but difference is cool! Difference is perhaps the best part of being queer. Own it, aces! 2012 July 23, Tasmin Prichard, “Freedom from Desire: Some Notes on Asexuality”, in Salient, Victoria University of Wellington, page 20: