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A-one
A-one also A-1 (ā′wŭn′)adj. Informal First-class; excellent.
[From classification for ships in The Lloyd's Register of Shipping.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  A-one - 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"ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, topscolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsuperior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
A-one also A-1
adjectiveInformal. Exceptionally good of its kind:ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.Informal: bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.Slang: boss.Chiefly British: tophole.A-one
A1Of the very highest caliber, standard, or quality. That was a positively A1 performance last night.A-oneAlso, A-1; A-number-one. First-class, of the best quality, as in This is an A-one steak. The term comes from Lloyd's, the British insurance company, which in its 1775 shipping register designated the condition of a ship's hull by a letter grade (A, B, etc.) and of its cables, anchor, and other equipment by a number grade (1, 2, etc.). By the early 1800s A-1, the best possible grade, was being transferred to anything of superior quality. EncyclopediaSeea1FinancialSeeA1A-one
Synonyms for A-oneadj exceptionally good of its kindSynonyms- ace
- banner
- blue-ribbon
- brag
- capital
- champion
- excellent
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- prime
- quality
- splendid
- superb
- superior
- terrific
- tiptop
- top
- bully
- dandy
- great
- swell
- topflight
- topnotch
- boss
- tophole
Synonyms for A-oneadj of the highest qualitySynonyms- ace
- crack
- first-rate
- super
- tiptop
- topnotch
- top-notch
- tops
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