ACE vs Single - What's the Difference?

ACE

Single

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
  • a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Definition as Verb
  • score an ace against
  • play (a hole) in one stroke
  • serve an ace against (someone)
  • succeed at easily
Definition as Verb
  • hit a single
Definition as Adjective
  • of the highest quality
Definition as Adjective
  • used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
  • existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
  • having uniform application
  • being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  • characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
  • not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
  • not married or related to the unmarried state

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"
  • "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"
  • "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"
  • "a single legal code for all"
  • "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
  • "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed"
  • "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention"
  • "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?"
  • "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
  • "the batter singled to left field"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun, Verb
Adjective, Noun, Verb

Related

See also

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