Vise

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A clamping device, usually consisting of two jaws closed or opened by a screw or lever, used in carpentry or metalworking to hold a piece in position.
  • v. To hold or compress in or as if in a vise.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A screw.
  • n. The newel, or central shaft, of a winding staircase.
  • n. A gripping or holding tool or appliance, fixed or portable, used to hold an object firmly in position while work is performed upon it.
  • n. A tool for drawing rods of lead into the grooved rods called cames used for setting glass, especially in stained-glass windows.
  • n. A grip or grasp.
  • n. The cock or tap of a vessel.
  • 1. To screw; force, as by a screw.
  • To press or squeeze with a vise, or as if with a vise; hold as if in a vise.
  • n. Same as vese.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
  • Verb Form
    vised    viseed    viseing    vises    vising   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    vice   
    Rhyme
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    Brice    Bryce    Grice    Nice    Price    Rice    Weiss    advice    bice    concise   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tongs    pliers    chisel    screw-driver    lathe    wrench    clamp    saw    anvil    hacksaw