Acme vs. Ace

The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination.

(medicine) The crisis or height of a disease.

Mature age; full bloom of life.

The top or highest point; the culmination.

Example: ‘The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.’; ‘The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy.’;

The crisis or height of a disease.

Mature age; full bloom of life.

the highest level or degree attainable;

Example: ‘his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty’; ‘the artist's gifts are at their acme’; ‘at the height of her career’; ‘the peak of perfection’; ‘summer was at its peak’; ‘...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame’; ‘the summit of his ambition’; ‘so many highest superlatives achieved by man’; ‘at the top of his profession’;

the highest point (of something);

Example: ‘at the peak of the pyramid’;

A single point or spot on a playing card or die.

A card or die face so marked.

Example: ‘I have the ace of diamonds.’;

The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.

A dollar bill.

A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.

(tennis) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.

(sports) A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.

The best pitcher on the team.

A run.

A hole in one.

An expert at something.

Example: ‘an ace detective’;

A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.

(US) A perfect score on a school exam.

Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

A quark.

(slang) A person who is asexual.

To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.

(tennis) To win a point by an ace.

(golf) To make an ace (hole in one).

Excellent.

(slang) Asexual. not experiencing sexual attraction

A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.

Example: ‘I 'll not wag an ace further.’;

A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.

of the highest quality

to get a grade of "A"; as, to ace an exam.

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number;

Example: ‘he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it’; ‘they had lunch at one’;

one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey

a serve that the receiver is unable to reach

succeed at easily;

Example: ‘She sailed through her exams’; ‘You will pass with flying colors’; ‘She nailed her astrophysics course’;

score an ace against;

Example: ‘He aced his opponents’;

play (a hole) in one stroke

serve an ace against (someone)

of the highest quality;

Example: ‘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’;

An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the case of the ace of spades.