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  • 41ace — ace1 [ eıs ] noun count 1. ) in card games, a card with only one symbol and either the highest or lowest value in a SUIT: the ace of hearts 2. ) in tennis, a very fast SERVE (=first hit of the ball) that your opponent cannot reach with their… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 42ace — 1 noun (C) 1 a playing card with a single spot on it, which usually has the highest value in a game: the ace of hearts 2 have an ace up your sleeve to have a secret advantage which could help you to win or be successful 3 hold all the aces to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43ACE — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. ACE (значения). ACE (сокр. от англ. Automatic Computing Engine, Автоматическая вычислительная машина)  первый компьютер, разработанный в Великобритании. Выполнен по проекту Алана… …

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  • 44ace — 1. mod. [of persons] best; top rated. □ She is an ace reporter with the newspaper. □ Frank is an ace swimmer. 2. n. one dollar. □ Give me an ace. I have to get some telephone change. □ It only cost …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 45ace — n. a serve that an opponent cannot touch (tennis) 1) to score an ace expert combat pilot 2) a flying ace misc. 3) within an ace of ( very close to ); an ace in the hole ( a concealed advantage ) * * * [eɪs] an ace in the hole ( a concealed… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46ace — {{11}}ace (n.) c.1300, one at dice, from O.Fr. as one at dice, from L. as a unit, one, a whole, unity; also the name of a small Roman coin ( originally one pound of copper; reduced by depreciation to half an ounce [Lewis]), perhaps originally… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 47ace — I UK [eɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms ace : singular ace plural aces 1) in card games, a card with only one symbol and either the highest or lowest value in a suit the ace of hearts 2) in tennis, a very fast serve (= first hit of the ball)… …

    English dictionary

  • 48Ace — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Alben Five A Side (an Ace album)   US 11 15.03.1975 …

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  • 49ace — [[t]eɪs[/t]] n. v. aced, ac•ing, adj. 1) gam a playing card or a die face bearing a single pip or spot 2) spo Also called service ace (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a point made on a serve that an opponent fails to touch. 3) mil a fighter …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50Ace — This is a surname of pre 8th century baptismal origins. Recorded in a wide a variety of surname spellings, all quite rare, and including Ace, Ayce, Acey, Asee, Asey, etc., the derivation is from the Norman French given name Ace , itself a… …

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