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Meaning
Noun
●
A
bad
habit.
●
In Law:
Any of various
crimes
related (
depending on
jurisdiction
) to
weapons
,
prostitution
,
pornography
,
gambling
,
alcohol
,
tobacco
, or drugs.
●
In Law enforcement:
Clipping of
vice
squad.
●
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.
●
In British English & Tools:
Alternative
spelling
of
vise
(“mechanical
screw
apparatus
used for clamping”)
●
A
tool
for
drawing
lead into
cames
, or
flat
grooved
rods
, for casements.
●
In Architecture:
A
winding
or
spiral
staircase.
●
A
grip
or grasp.
●
One who
acts
in place of
a superior.
Verb
●
Alternative
spelling
of
vise
(“to
hold
or
squeeze
with a vice”)
Adj
●
in place of
;
subordinate
to;
designating
a person below another in rank
Prep
●
instead of
,
in place of
,
versus
(sense 2)
Name
●
A surname.
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Wiktionary
Origin
vice
English
vice
Latin
vis
French
vis
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
visus
Latin
video
Latin
viz
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
vitis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Virtue
Related
Addiction
Pastime
Sin
Compulsion
Habit
Crime
Evil
Indulgence
Narcotic
Gluttony
Perversion
Fetish
Crutch
Cigar
Temptation
Deputy
Cult
Vp
Drug
Rod
Hobby
Character
Wickedness
Screw
Greed
Wrongdoing
Punishment
Joint
Dictator
Violence
Corruption
Weakness
Secretary
Chancellor
Cigarette
Conscience
Cabinet
Clamp
Bolt
Magazine
Torture
Knife
President
Cruelty
Noose
Selfishness
Curse
Rivet
Groove
Tyranny
Tragedy
Lever
Roach Clip
Ratchet Wrench
Mental Disorder
More
Rhymes
Wis
Ice
Vise
Hice
Rice
Vice
Sais
Mice
Nice
Pice
Lyse
Lice
Dice
Twice
Trice
Price
Spice
Frice
Slice
Spice
Thrice
Gneiss
Entice
Advice
Device
Splice
Concise
Dadvice
Precise
Suffice
Imprecise
On Ice
More
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