ace
adjective
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of the highest qualityβI was known as an ace football player.βsuper
noun
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a serve that the receiver is unable to reachβThe tennis champion was known for a powerful ace.β
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one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its faceβI had three aces in my hand, so I was confident of a win.β
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someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldβWhen I was younger, I was an ace at algebra.βchampion
verb
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to score a point by a serving a ball that an opponent fails to touch in tennis or similar gamesβI won the match by acing my opponent at the last minute.β
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to play a golf hole in one strokeβI aced that par three once.β
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to score an ace againstβThey aced their opponents.β
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to succeed at easilyβI aced the test.βnailbreeze throughpass with flying colorssweep throughsail through