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aces and spaces

aces and spaces noun: a poker hand containing only a pair of aces.

Noun

aces and spaces pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) A poker hand containing only a pair of aces.
  2. (plural, plural-only, slang) A bridge hand with opening points based primarily on aces, so that there are not enough winners.

Questions about aces and spaces

What does aces and spaces mean?
Aces and spaces means a poker hand containing only a pair of aces.
What part of speech is aces and spaces?
Aces and spaces is a noun.

Words near aces and spaces in the dictionary

  1. acervuline
  2. acervuloid
  3. acervulus
  4. aces
  5. aces and eights
  6. aces and spaces
  7. aces bare
  8. aces in the hole
  9. aces into
  10. aces of aces
  11. aces of clubs

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