ace

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

aas

uitblinker

crack

ACE

zelf-benoemde

A-one

sweep through

pass with flying colors

deuce-ace

get the best

one-spot

combat pilot

hole-in-one

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/eɪs/

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".

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