# aces

Pronunciation: say "AY-siz" /ˈeɪ.sɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of ace. — plural of ace
   - Simple: Plural of ace. Use this form when there is more than one ace.
   - _He was dealt a pair of aces and pushed all his chips into the middle._
   - _The squadron produced several aces during the war, and their portraits still hang in the base museum._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of ace. — third-person singular simple present indicative of ace
   - Simple: Form of ace used after he, she, or it. Use it for things that happen now or often.
   - _My sister aces every job interview she walks into._
   - _If he aces the seventeenth hole, he takes the lead in the tournament._

## Adjective

3. Alternative form of ace, meaning excellent. *(slang)* — Alternative form of ace (“excellent”).
   - Simple: Alternative form of ace. An informal way of saying that someone or something is excellent.
   - _Grandpa said the band was aces and stayed until the very last song._
   - _Anyone who lends you a truck on a Saturday morning is aces in my book._

## Interjection

4. Used as an exclamation to say that something is excellent. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Said when you think something is really good or great.
   - _"The landlord finally agreed to fix the heater this week." "Aces."_
   - _Aces! That's the last box packed, so we can hit the road._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/aces (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).