vise
Plural: vises
Noun
- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
- An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
- A situation in which one's freedom of choice is constrained.
- A screw.
- A spiral staircase.
Verb
Verb Forms: vised, vising, vises, viseed, viseing
- To put an official endorsement on a passport or document; to visa.
- To hold or secure something tightly with a vise (clamping tool).
- To clamp with or as with a vise.
- Alternative form of visé.
Examples
- He needed to vise his travel documents for the international Words With Friends championship.
- She managed to vise a complex word onto the board, squeezing out maximum points.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vītis f (“vine”).
Probably akin to English withe.
Synonyms
bench vise
Scrabble Score: 7
vise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary