ace-high
Best possible straight
Ace-high describes a poker hand whose highest card is an ace but which forms no pair, straight, or other combination.
Extended to mean first-rate or highly regarded: Her reputation around here is ace-high.
This figurative use is old-fashioned, recalling when card-playing vocabulary flavored everyday speech.
Same suit, five cards
- straightNot curved or crooked
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- handGrasping body part
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
kicker · showdown · draw · stud · hold'em · pot · winner · deck
Of superior quality
- first-rateOf superior quality
- excellentOf superior quality
- superiorHigher in rank
- respectedHeld in high regard
admired · premium · prestigious · valued · esteemed · reputable · sterling · distinguished
flush
Same suit, five cards
cards · kicker · showdown · draw · stud · hold'em · pot · winner · deck · dealt
top-notch
Of superior quality
- first-rateOf superior quality
- excellentOf superior quality
- superiorHigher in rank
respected · admired · premium · prestigious · valued · esteemed · reputable · sterling · distinguished · top-drawer
ace-highroyal flush
Top-ranking poker hand
straight flush · four of a kind · full house · flush · straight
ace-highsecond-rate
Below acceptable standards
low-grade · bottom-tier · worthless · inferior · substandard
high, ace, highest, aces, highs, aced, highbrow, acing, highbrows