Vice

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Vice

Noun

Bad or immoral behaviour.
"Pride is a vice, not a virtue."
Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
Clipping of vice squad.
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.

Noun

Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”).
A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
A winding or spiral staircase.
A grip or grasp.

Verb

Alternative spelling of vise (“to hold or squeeze with a vice”).

Adjective

in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
"vice president"

Preposition

Instead of; in place of; versus.

Noun

One who acts in place of a superior.

Anagrams of Vice

Words You Can Make

2 words can be made from the letters in "vice":

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Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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