Ace : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ace	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Ace
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ace adj of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" Synonym(s): ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p) n the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" Synonym(s): one, 1, I, ace, single, unity one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field Synonym(s): ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II Synonym(s): angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, ACE a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey Synonym(s): Allied Command Europe, ACE a serve that the receiver is unable to reach v succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" Synonym(s): breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" play (a hole) in one stroke serve an ace against (someone)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ace \Ace\, n.; pl. {Aces}. [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. {As}.] 1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds. 2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. I 'll not wag an ace further. --Dryden. {To bate an ace}, to make the least abatement. [Obs.] {Within an ace of}, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ace \Ace\, n. A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ACE 1. {Advanced Computing Environment}. 2. {Adaptive Communication Environment}.