noun Download 🔗Share A bad habit. Examples : "Gluttony is a vice, not a virtue." character tendency moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs. Examples : "The investigation focused on the vice of illegal gambling operating near the school. " law moral society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The horse's vice made it difficult for the trainer to use it in shows. " animal condition quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise). Examples : "The carpenter used the vice to hold the wood steady while he sanded it. " machine item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. Examples : "The carpenter used the vice to hold the wooden frame steady while he hammered the nails. " machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A grip or grasp. Examples : "The climber used a strong vice on the rock face to hold onto it securely. " machine technical device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A winding or spiral staircase. Examples : "The old house had a beautiful vice leading up to the second floor. " architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice. Examples : "The carpenter used the vice to hold the wood steady while he hammered the nails. " machine action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who acts in place of a superior. Examples : "The vice president of the student council ran the meeting while the president was away. " position job government organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share In place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank Examples : "The vice-president of the student council is responsible for tasks subordinate to the president. " position government job politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share Instead of, in place of Examples : "A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned." language grammar Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading