ace

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
2. A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
3. The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
4. (slang) A dollar bill.
5. A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
6. A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
7. A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
8. The best pitcher on the team.
9. (obsolete) A run.
10. A hole in one.
11. An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
12. A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
13. A perfect score on a school exam.
14. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
15. (obsolete) A quark.

Verb

1. (informal) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
2. (informal) To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
3. To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
4. To make an ace (hole in one).

Adj

Excellent.

Adj

Asexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.

Concepten

aas

uitblinker

deskundige

expert

crack

virtuoos

ACE

puik

zelf-benoemde

Synoniemen

expert

tops

tiptop

first-rate

maven

topnotch

A-one

top-notch

hole in one

adept

hotshot

star

⭐

super

virtuoso

whiz

whizz

wiz

mavin

master

specialist

nail

superstar

genius

fighter pilot

champion

unity

king

👑

wizard

breeze through

professional

crack

sweep through

sail through

sensation

pass with flying colors

trump

tycoon

veteran

dab hand

deuce-ace

get the best

one-spot

best

1

good

👍

I

artist

🧑‍🎨

authority

blockbuster

cognoscente

combat pilot

crackerjack

crowning

first

1st

first base

first gear

grain

hole-in-one

humdinger

lick

number one

one

outdo

outfight

outstanding

overlord

pilot

🧑‍✈️

pro

proficient

sensations

single

smasher

state-of-the-art

stunner

top

🔝

topped

topper

trounce

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/eɪs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”). Doublet of as. Likely related or deriving ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs, or otherwise taking from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”) in the sense of "singular".