adj · name · noun · prep · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/vaɪs/
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rhymes with -aɪs
homophone: vise
CMU ARPABET:V AY1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
vice president
vice admiral
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2
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Bad or immoral behaviour. (Especially often, a habit that harms oneself or others)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Pride is a vice, not a virtue.
Smoking was a vice Sally picked up in high school.
Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Clipping of vice squad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
Meaning 6
A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
noun
Meaning 7
Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A winding or spiral staircase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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10
noun
Meaning 10
A grip or grasp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 11
One who acts in place of a superior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
c. 1850s-1870s, Edward Minister and Son, The Gazette of Fashion and Cutting-Room Companion The health of the Vice was proposed in appropriate language; in replying, Mr. Marriott thanked the company [...]
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12
prep
Meaning 12
Instead of; in place of; versus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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13
verb
Meaning 13
Alternative spelling of vise (“to hold or squeeze with a vice”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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