VISE

vise, bench vise

(noun) a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

vise (plural vises)

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

Verb

vise (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle vising, simple past and past participle vised)

To clamp with or as with a vise.

Etymology 2

Verb

vise (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle viseing, simple past and past participle vised)

Alternative form of visé

Anagrams

• Ives, vies

Proper noun

Vise (plural Vises)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vise is the 23604th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1075 individuals. Vise is most common among White (93.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Ives, vies

Source: Wiktionary


Vise, n. Etym: [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.]

Definition: An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [Written also vice.]

Vi*sé", n. Etym: [F. visé, p. p. of viser to put a visa to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.]

Definition: An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.

Vi*sé", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Viséed; p. pr. & vb. n. Viséing.]

Definition: To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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