ace

An ace comedic turn that, in lesser hands, would come off as one-note.

My grandfather lived fast and large—he liked his liquor and his tobacco, and he was also an ace gambler.

Time and time again, we see women being asked to ace some arbitrary test in order to be deemed model victims.

He is getting ready to watch Jack Morris, the Tigers ace, go for win number nineteen against the Toronto Blue Jays.

After the war Valerie married Peter Middleton, a wartime RAF flying ace.

He has drawn a knave and a six; he takes another card; this turns out to be an ace.

It must be an ace or a king and queen above the average if only two suits are protected.

Without an ace, four kings, two queens and a knave are required in order to justify the declaration.

With three honours any two of which are in sequence (not to the ace) the player should lead the higher of the sequence.

The worst throw was when the four pieces exposed the same number on each, and that number an ace.