(~s)
1.
An ~ is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ~ of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
...the ~ of hearts.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
2.
If you describe someone such as a sports player as an ~, you mean that they are very good at what they do. (JOURNALISM)
...former motor-racing ~ Stirling Moss.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft n N
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Ace is also an adjective.
...~ horror-film producer Lawrence Woolsey.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If you say that something is ~, you think that it is good and you like it a lot. (INFORMAL)
...a really ~ film.
ADJ approval
4.
In tennis, an ~ is a serve which is so fast that the other player cannot reach the ball.
N-COUNT
5.
If you say that someone holds all the ~s, you mean that they have all the advantages in a contest or situation.
PHRASE: V inflects