ace (noun)
51hole in one — ace I 4 * * * Golf. ace (def. 8a). [1930 35] * * * hole in one (in golf) a shot from the tee that goes into the hole, and so completes the hole with a single stroke • • • Main Entry: ↑hole * * * hole in one UK US noun [countable] [ …
52match point — noun (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis) • Topics: ↑tennis, ↑lawn tennis • Hypernyms: ↑point * * * noun 1. : the last point needed to …
53set point — noun (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis • Hypernyms: ↑point • Part Holonyms: ↑tennis, ↑lawn tennis * * * I. noun 1. : a point that decides a tennis set if won b …
54enalapril — noun an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks • Syn: ↑Vasotec • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Vasotec) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
55quick trick — noun : honor trick * * * Bridge. a card, or group of cards, that will probably win the first or second trick in a suit, regardless of who plays it or at what declaration. [1925 30] * * * quick trick noun (bridge) A card that should win a trick in …
56Red Baron — noun a) An equivalent of the Red Baron, ace fighter pilot. Do you think youre the next Red Baron? b) A hotshot fighter pilot with many air to air kills. Billy Bishop was the Canadian Red Baron …
57big slick — noun An ace and a king as a starting hand in Texas hold em. (Originally used to denote only an ace and a king of the same suit, the term now includes any ace and king.) …
58angiotensin converting enzyme — noun proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II • Syn: ↑angiotensin converting enzyme, ↑ACE • Hypernyms: ↑protease, ↑peptidase, ↑proteinase, ↑proteolytic enzyme * * * noun …
59captopril — noun a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure • Syn: ↑Capoten • Usage Domain: ↑trademark (for: ↑Capoten) •… …
60mavin — noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field • Syn: ↑ace, ↑adept, ↑champion, ↑sensation, ↑maven, ↑virtuoso, ↑genius, ↑hotshot, ↑star, ↑sup …
