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aces

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for aces.

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So in one hand, Laak might get lucky with two aces, but in the other room Esmali would be unlucky as the computer was dealt two aces.

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Quick take

(informal) Alternative form of ace (“excellent”). [(UK, slang) Excellent.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of aces gathered in one view.

adjective

(informal) Alternative form of ace (“excellent”). [(UK, slang) Excellent.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aces.

adjective

(informal) Alternative form of ace (“excellent”). [(UK, slang) Excellent.]

Example sentences

1

So in one hand, Laak might get lucky with two aces, but in the other room Esmali would be unlucky as the computer was dealt two aces.

2

The TPP, from a national defense perspective, is one of the aces in the US sleeve.

3

You can tell when you get unlucky, like when you get aces cracked by two runners.

4

The best move is to split aces, resulting in two hands, at double the bet.

5

Your points about the convention for lowercase and aces on the upper-left are fair.

6

Even middling Aces like A7 or A8 aren't much worse off because of the lost straight possibilities due to two K's being taken.

7

I'm not sure I'd trust the design for that serious offshore work, though for a pleasure craft it looks aces.

8

Hadley is aces as far as his contributions are concerned.

9

And if you have money, buy X10s or ACEs.

10

> It was a card game where, if you had enough money, you could effectively buy all the aces.

11

Watching Pete vomit on the court, clearly ill, and immediately come back with several aces to win the match was one of those astounding and inspirational moments in sports.

12

Morrill) isn't that you're accountable to a higher quality of people (because VCs are not that) but that you're accountable to fewer people and, therefore, have a better chance of drawing only aces.

Quote examples

1

We shuffle those sets together and ask the neural net to "pick the aces out of the deck".

2

I'm assuming your amazingly productive friend aces the technical questions at least as impressively as the "convince me you'll have grown with the company after 5 years, even if you actually only see this as the bottom rung of the ladder" ones.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use aces in a sentence?

So in one hand, Laak might get lucky with two aces, but in the other room Esmali would be unlucky as the computer was dealt two aces.

What does aces mean?

(informal) Alternative form of ace (“excellent”). [(UK, slang) Excellent.]

What part of speech is aces?

aces is commonly used as adjective.