Idioms for ace
Origin of ace
1250–1300; 1915
for def 4; Middle English
as, aas < Old French
as < Latin: a unit; cf.
as2; sense 4 after French
as in World War I; sense 5 < 4
Words nearby ace
Definition for ace (2 of 2)
ACE
American Council on Education.
Army Corps of Engineers.
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British Dictionary definitions for ace (1 of 2)
ace
/ (eɪs) /
noun
adjective
informal
superb; excellent
verb (tr)
Word Origin for ace
C13: via Old French from Latin
as a unit, perhaps from a Greek variant of
heis one
British Dictionary definitions for ace (2 of 2)
ACE
/ (eɪs) /
n acronym for
(in Britain) Advisory Centre for Education; a private organization offering advice on schools to parents
Allied Command Europe
angiotensin-converting enzyme
See ACE inhibitor
Idioms and Phrases with ace
ace