ace
/ˈæɪ̯s/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.11 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
Example Sentences
- "You see, Sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God. The deuce reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts; the Old and New Testaments. And when I see the trey I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost."
- "Ace in the corner."
- "[…] maybe two or three twenties, a dozen tens, and twenty or thirty fins. The rest is all aces and silver."
- "If they got too many aces (dollar bills) or fives or tens, they turned them in to the vault where they became part of the reserve."
- "He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty."
- "I'LL not wag an ace farther: The whole World ſhall not bribe me to it;"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæɪ̯s/
Usage
Inflected Forms
aces (plural)
aces (present, singular)
acing (participle, present)
aced (participle, past)
aced (past)
more ace (comparative)
most ace (superlative)