Definition of vise

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

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Advised :: Advised (imp. & p. p.) of Advis.
Viseing :: Viseing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vis.
Deviser :: Deviser (n.) One who devises.
Devisor :: Devisor (n.) One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; -- correlative to devisee..
Phonotypy :: Phonotypy (n.) A method of phonetic printing of the English language, as devised by Mr. Pitman, in which nearly all the ordinary letters and many new forms are employed in order to indicate each elementary sound by a separate character..
Avise :: Avise (v. i.) To consider; to reflect.
Forgery :: Forgery (n.) That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or counterfeited..
Advisedly :: Advisedly (adv.) With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design.
Disadvise :: Disadvise (v. t.) To advise against; to dissuade from.
Point-devise :: Point-devise (a.) Uncommonly nice and exact; precise; particular.
Previse :: Previse (v. t.) To inform beforehand; to warn.
Counsel :: Counsel (v. t.) To advise or recommend, as an act or course..
Geissler Tube :: Geissler tube () A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it; -- so called from the name of a noted maker in germany. It is called also Plucker tube, from the German physicist who devised it..
Zareba :: Zareba (n.) An improvised stockade; especially, one made of thorn bushes, etc..
Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates..
Self-devised :: Self-devised (a.) Devised by one's self.
Supervise :: Supervise (v. t.) To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book..
Unadvised :: Unadvised (a.) Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised.
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem..
Improvise :: Improvise (v. t.) To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone..
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