vise

Definition of vise in English English dictionary: An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing; 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; {i} clamp, device for clamping and holding something firmly in place; a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
vice: prostitution
vice: in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
vice admiral.
vice: A bad habit
Smoking is a vice, not a virtue.
viselike: Extremely strong or tight, like a vise
vice: {p} in composition signifies second in rank
vice: {n} wickedness, an iron press, gripe, newel
vice: {v} to draw with or put into a vice
bench vise: clamp attached to a work surface (used in woodworking, etc.)
bench vise: a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
machinist's vise: a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below
parallel vise: A vise with jaws so guided as to remain parallel
pipe vise: a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded
vice: Same as Vise
vice: In the place of; in the stead; as, A
vice: A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise)
vice: {i} character of a buffoon in a morality play
vice: {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
vice: 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
vice: 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
vice: A clamping device usually consisting of two jaws closed or opened by a screw or lever; used to secure a workpiece to the crossslide
vice: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community
vice: 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
vice: resigned
vice: moral weakness
vice: 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
vice: holds the hook in place
vice: 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
vice: {e} instead of, in place of
vice: To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice
vice: 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
vice: A vice is a tool with a pair of parts that hold an object tightly while you do work on it. Variant of vise
vice: A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing
vice: was appointed postmaster vice C
vice: 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
vice: CRS Instead of (From the Latin )
vice: A gripe or grasp
vice: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"
vice: pref. in place of, deputy
vice: A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements
vice: A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse
viselike: clamped as in a vise; "a viselike grip
wood vise: a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it