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Moderatevice
The correct spelling is vice.
How to pronounce vice
/vaɪs/
nounIPA: /vaɪs/
Say it like: Vis-e
The correct spelling is vice. A bad habit. For example: "Gluttony is a vice, not a virtue."
Usage Examples
“Gluttony is a vice, not a virtue.”
“A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A bad habit.
- 2.Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs.
- 3.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.
- 4.A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).
- 5.A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
verb
- 1.To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.
adjective
- 1.In place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
preposition
- 1.Instead of, in place of
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