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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Preach :: Preach (v. t.) To advise or recommend earnestly.
Devisor :: Devisor (n.) One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; -- correlative to devisee..
Revised :: Revised (imp. & p. p.) of Revis.
Devise :: Devise (n.) The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate.
Recense :: Recense (v. t.) To review; to revise.
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem..
Revise :: Revise (n.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine..
Supervise :: Supervise (v. t.) To look over so as to read; to peruse.
Superintendence :: Superintend (v. t.) To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort..
Substitution :: Substitution (n.) The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him..
Self-devised :: Self-devised (a.) Devised by one's self.
Avise :: Avise (v. t.) To look at; to view; to think of.
Advise :: Advise (v. t.) To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to advise with friends..
Intestate :: Intestate (a.) Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate..
Stich :: Stich (n.) A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew Scriptures), one of the rhythmic lines in the poetical books and passages of the Old Treatment, as written in the oldest Hebrew manuscripts and in the Revised Version of the English Bible..
Devise :: Devise (n.) Device. See Device.
Counsel :: Counsel (v. t.) To advise or recommend, as an act or course..
Counselor :: Counselor (n.) A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate. [See under Consilor..
Advised :: Advised (imp. & p. p.) of Advis.
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