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enemy
Noun
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If someone is your enemy that person is against you, or does not like you.
I have no enemies that I know of.
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In war the enemy is the country or army that is attacking your country or army.
He was sent to jail because he was working for the enemy.
ace
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noun
(= one)
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
they had lunch at one
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noun
one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
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noun
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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adjective
(= A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops)
of the highest quality
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
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noun
a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
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verb
score an ace against
He aced his opponents
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verb
serve an ace against (someone)
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verb
play (a hole) in one stroke
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verb
(= pass with flying colors, sail through, nail)
succeed at easily
She sailed through her exams
You will pass with flying colors
She nailed her astrophysics course
ACE
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noun
(= Allied Command Europe)
a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey
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noun
(= angiotensin converting enzyme)
proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II