ace
/ˈeɪ̯s/ noun B2- A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
- 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.
- A dollar bill.
- A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
- A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
- A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
- The best pitcher on the team.
Plural aces
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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At a distance Albert thought it was a complete suit, for he counted from the ace to the ten.
“Those are really aces and twos which you see, but my shots have turned them into threes, fives, sevens, eights, nines, and tens.”
“Well, we have time; look.” Monte Cristo took the pistols he held in his hand when Mercédès entered, and fixing an ace of clubs against the iron plate, with four shots he successively shot off the four sides of the club.
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