ACE vs Nail - What's the Difference?

ACE

Nail

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
  • a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
  • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  • a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
  • proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Definition as Noun
  • horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
  • a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
  • a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
Definition as Verb
  • score an ace against
  • play (a hole) in one stroke
  • serve an ace against (someone)
  • succeed at easily
Definition as Verb
  • attach something somewhere by means of nails
  • succeed at easily
  • take into custody
  • complete a pass
  • succeed in obtaining a position
  • locate exactly
  • hit hard
Definition as Adjective
  • of the highest quality
Definition as Adjective

Synonyms

Examples

  • "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
  • "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
  • "He aced his opponents"
  • "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
  • "nail the board onto the wall"
  • "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
  • "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
  • "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
  • "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
  • "He smashed a 3-run homer"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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See also

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