vice

Definition of vice in English English dictionary
vicespan>: prostitution
vicespan>: in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
vice admiral.
vicespan>: A bad habit
Smoking is a vice, not a virtue.
vicespan>-: Someone who takes the place of someone else; a deputy
vise: An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing
vicespan>: {p} in composition signifies second in rank
vicespan>: {n} wickedness, an iron press, gripe, newel
vicespan>: {v} to draw with or put into a vice
viced: {a} wicked, corrupt, debauched, abandoned
vicespan>: Same as Vise
vicespan>: In the place of; in the stead; as, A
vicespan>: A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise)
vicespan>: {i} character of a buffoon in a morality play
vicespan>: {i} act of moral corruption; depravity; fault in one's personal character; physical blemish, deformity; sexual immorality (particularly prostitution); bad habit displayed by a domestic animal
vicespan>: A vice is a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone's character, but not usually as a serious fault. Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices
vicespan>: A two-jawed clamp used to hold tools or work in place Hand vices typically hold smaller tools Bench vices are used to hold stakes for forming
vicespan>: A clamping device usually consisting of two jaws closed or opened by a screw or lever; used to secure a workpiece to the crossslide
vicespan>: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community
vicespan>: The buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice itself; called also Iniquity
vicespan>: resigned
vicespan>: moral weakness
vicespan>: Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc
vicespan>: holds the hook in place
vicespan>: A British spelling for a clamping device with adjustable jaws (usually mounted on a workbench) used to grip an object to be worked on The American spelling is "vise " Also see bench vice
vicespan>: {e} instead of, in place of
vicespan>: To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice
vicespan>: A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance
vicespan>: A vice is a tool with a pair of parts that hold an object tightly while you do work on it. Variant of vise
vicespan>: A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing
vicespan>: was appointed postmaster vice C
vicespan>: Vice refers to criminal activities, especially those connected with pornography or prostitution. He said those responsible for offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs should be deported on conviction
vicespan>: CRS Instead of (From the Latin )
vicespan>: A gripe or grasp
vicespan>: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"
vicespan>: pref. in place of, deputy
vicespan>: A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements
vicespan>: A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse
vicespan>-: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"
vicespan>-: A British spelling for a clamping device with adjustable jaws (usually mounted on a workbench) used to grip an object to be worked on The American spelling is "vise " Also see bench vice
vicespan>-: moral weakness
vicespan>-: A clamping device usually consisting of two jaws closed or opened by a screw or lever; used to secure a workpiece to the crossslide
vicespan>-: A two-jawed clamp used to hold tools or work in place Hand vices typically hold smaller tools Bench vices are used to hold stakes for forming
vicespan>-: holds the hook in place
vicespan>-: CRS Instead of (From the Latin )
vicespan>-: Vice- is used before a rank or title to indicate that someone is next in importance to the person who holds the rank or title mentioned. America's vice-president Tim Munton becomes the new vice-captain. One who acts in the place of another; deputy: vice-chairman. vice-president/chairman etc the person next in rank below someone in authority, who can represent them or act instead of them vice-president/chairman etc of
viced: Vicious; corrupt
vices: plural of vice
vise: To hold or compress in or as if in a vise. the American spelling of vice. Device consisting of two parallel jaws for holding a workpiece. One of the jaws is fixed, and the other can be moved by a screw, lever, or cam. Vises used for holding a workpiece during hand operations (such as filing, hammering, or sawing) are usually permanently bolted to a bench. In vises designed to hold metallic workpieces, the faces of the jaws are hardened steel plates, often removable, with teeth that grip the workpiece. Woodworking vises have smooth jaws, often of wood, and rely on friction alone rather than on teeth
vise: {i} clamp, device for clamping and holding something firmly in place
vise: a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place