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vice
vicea bad habit; serious moral failing: Drinking too much is a vice. Not to be confused with:vise – a clamp for holding metal or wood in place: I used a vise to hold the wood as I sawed it in half.vice 1 V0085800 (vīs)n.1. a. A practice or habit considered to be evil, degrading, or immoral: the vices of smoking and drinking.b. Wicked or depraved conduct or habits; corruption: "sharpers, desperadoes, pirates, and criminals steeped in vice" (Carl Holliday).2. Prostitution, the sale of illegal drugs, and certain other forms of usually nonviolent criminal behavior.3. a. A slight personal failing; a foible: the vice of untidiness.b. A flaw or imperfection; a defect: "Lady Hester remarked on the vice in his looks" (Edna O'Brien).4. a. Vice A character representing generalized or particular vice in English morality plays.b. A jester or buffoon. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vitium.]
vice 2 V0085800 (vīs)n. & v. Variant of vise.
vi·ce 3 V0086000 (vī′sē, -sə)prep. In place of; replacing: Ms. Fine acted as treasurer, vice Mr. Smith. [Latin ablative of *vix, change; see vice-.]vice (vaɪs) n1. an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait2. habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices3. a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion4. a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc: smoking is his only vice. 5. (Pathology) pathol obsolete any physical defect or imperfection6. a bad trick or disposition, as of horses, dogs, etc[C13: via Old French from Latin vitium a defect] ˈviceless adj
vice (vaɪs) or visen (Tools) an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jawsvb (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to grip (something) with or as if with a vice[C15: from Old French vis a screw, from Latin vītis vine, plant with spiralling tendrils (hence the later meaning)] ˈviceˌlike, ˈviseˌlike adj
vice (vaɪs) adja. (prenominal) serving in the place of or as a deputy forb. (in combination): viceroy. ninformal a person who serves as a deputy to another[C18: from Latin vice, from vicis interchange]
vice (ˈvaɪsɪ) prepinstead of; as a substitute for[C16: from Latin, ablative of vicis change]
Vice (vaɪs) n (European Myth & Legend) (in English morality plays) a character personifying a particular vice or vice in generalvice1 (vaɪs) n. 1. an immoral or evil habit or practice. 2. immoral conduct; depraved behavior. 3. sexual immorality, esp. prostitution. 4. a personal shortcoming; foible. 5. a fault, defect, or flaw. 6. a physical defect or infirmity. 7. a bad habit, as in a horse. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin vitium a fault, defect, vice] syn: See fault. vice2 (vaɪs) n., v.t. viced, vic•ing. vise. vi•ce3 (ˈvaɪ si, -sə, vaɪs) prep. instead of; in the place of. [1760–70; < Latin: abl. of vicis (genitive; not attested in nominative) interchange, alternation] vice- a combining form meaning “deputy,” used esp. in the titles of officials who serve in the absence of the official denoted by the base word: viceroy; vice-chancellor; vice-chairman. [Middle English « Latin vice vice3] vice Past participle: viced Gerund: vicing
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I vice | you vice | he/she/it vices | we vice | you vice | they vice |
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I viced | you viced | he/she/it viced | we viced | you viced | they viced |
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I am vicing | you are vicing | he/she/it is vicing | we are vicing | you are vicing | they are vicing |
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I have viced | you have viced | he/she/it has viced | we have viced | you have viced | they have viced |
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I was vicing | you were vicing | he/she/it was vicing | we were vicing | you were vicing | they were vicing |
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I had viced | you had viced | he/she/it had viced | we had viced | you had viced | they had viced |
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I will vice | you will vice | he/she/it will vice | we will vice | you will vice | they will vice |
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I will have viced | you will have viced | he/she/it will have viced | we will have viced | you will have viced | they will have viced |
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I will be vicing | you will be vicing | he/she/it will be vicing | we will be vicing | you will be vicing | they will be vicing |
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I have been vicing | you have been vicing | he/she/it has been vicing | we have been vicing | you have been vicing | they have been vicing |
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I will have been vicing | you will have been vicing | he/she/it will have been vicing | we will have been vicing | you will have been vicing | they will have been vicing |
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I had been vicing | you had been vicing | he/she/it had been vicing | we had been vicing | you had been vicing | they had been vicing |
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I would vice | you would vice | he/she/it would vice | we would vice | you would vice | they would vice |
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I would have viced | you would have viced | he/she/it would have viced | we would have viced | you would have viced | they would have viced | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | vice - moral weakness frailtyevilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" | | 2. | vice - a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"intemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinks |
vicenoun1. fault, failing, weakness, limitation, defect, deficiency, flaw, shortcoming, blemish, imperfection, frailty, foible, weak point, infirmity Having the odd flutter on the horses is his only vice. fault good point, strong point, talent, gift2. wickedness, evil, corruption, sin, depravity, immorality, iniquity, profligacy, degeneracy, venality, turpitude, evildoing offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs wickedness virtue, morality, honourvicenounDegrading, immoral acts or habits:bestiality, corruption, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, turpitude, villainousness, villainy, wickedness.Translationsvice1 (American usually) vise (vais) noun a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws. The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice. 老虎鉗 老虎钳
vice2 (vais) noun1. a serious moral fault. Continual lying is a vice. 嚴重違反道德,墮落 不道德行为,堕落 2. a bad habit. Smoking is not one of my vices. 惡習 恶习IdiomsSeea den of iniquity/vicevice
vice1 Pathol obsolete any physical defect or imperfection
vice2 (US (often)), vise an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jaws vis, vice, viseA spiral staircase generally of stone, whose steps wind around a central shaft or newel; a screw stair.MedicalSeevisVice Related to Vice: vice squadViceA fault, flaw, defect, or imperfection. Immoral conduct, practice, or habit. In Civil Law, redhibitory vices are defects or flaws in the subject matter of a sale that entitle the buyer to return the item and recover the purchase price.A vice crime is any type of immoral and illegal activity, such as prostitution, the sale of Drugs and Narcotics, and gambling. VICE. A term used in the civil law and in Louisiana, by which is meant a defect in a thing; an imperfection. For example, epilepsy in a slave, roaring and crib-biting in a horse, are vices. Redhibitory vices are those for which the seller will be compelled to annul a sale, and take back the thing sold. Poth. Vente, 203; Civ. Code of Lo. art. 2498 to 2507; 1 Duv. n. 396. VICE
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vice Related to vice: vice squadSynonyms for vicenoun faultSynonyms- fault
- failing
- weakness
- limitation
- defect
- deficiency
- flaw
- shortcoming
- blemish
- imperfection
- frailty
- foible
- weak point
- infirmity
Antonyms- good point
- strong point
- talent
- gift
noun wickednessSynonyms- wickedness
- evil
- corruption
- sin
- depravity
- immorality
- iniquity
- profligacy
- degeneracy
- venality
- turpitude
- evildoing
AntonymsSynonyms for vicenoun degrading, immoral acts or habitsSynonyms- bestiality
- corruption
- depravity
- flagitiousness
- immorality
- perversion
- turpitude
- villainousness
- villainy
- wickedness
Synonyms for vicenoun moral weaknessSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a specific form of evildoingRelated Words- gambling
- gaming
- play
- evildoing
- transgression
- intemperateness
- intemperance
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