noun
- an immoral or bad habit or practice
- a tool with two jaws that can be tightened to hold an object firmly in place
prefix
- used to indicate a person who serves as a substitute or deputy
Examples
- Gambling became his worst vice.
- She tried to overcome her vice of procrastination.
- The carpenter secured the wood in a vice before cutting it.
- He tightened the vice to hold the metal piece steady.
- The vice president will attend the meeting.
- She was promoted to vice chairman of the board.
- His only vice was eating too much chocolate.