Visenoun
(US) an instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing
Wiseadjective
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
‘Storing extra food for the winter was a wise decision.’; ‘They were considered the wise old men of the administration.’; ‘"It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish" - Aeschylus’;
Viseverb
To clamp with or as with a vise.
Wiseadjective
Disrespectful.
‘Don't get wise with me!’;
Visenoun
An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
Wiseadjective
(colloquial) Aware, informed.
‘Be careful, the boss is wise.’;
Visenoun
An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.
Wiseverb
To become wise.
Viseverb
To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.
Wiseverb
Usually with "up", to inform or learn.
‘Mo wised him up about his situation.’; ‘''After Mo had a word with him, he wised up.’;
Visenoun
a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
Wiseverb
(dialectal) to instruct
Vise
A vice or vise (American English) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it. Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and lever.
Wiseverb
(dialectal) to advise; induce
Wiseverb
(dialectal) to show the way, guide
Wiseverb
(dialectal) to direct the course of, pilot
Wiseverb
(dialectal) to cause to turn
Wisenoun
(archaic) Way, manner, method.
Wiseadjective
Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.
‘They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.’;
Wiseadjective
Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
‘When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.’; ‘From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation.’;
Wiseadjective
Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
‘Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now with me; but she's gone.Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of Brentford?’;
Wiseadjective
Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
‘Nor, on the other side,Will I be penuriously wiseAs to make money, that's my slave, my idol.’; ‘Lords do not care for me:I am too wise to die yet.’;
Wiseadjective
Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination.
‘A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one;He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth.’; ‘You are too wise in years, too full of counsel,For my green experience.’;
Wiseadjective
Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion.
‘To love her in my beste wyse.’; ‘This song she sings in most commanding wise.’; ‘Let not these blessings then, sent from above,Abused be, or spilt in profane wise.’;
Wisenoun
a way of doing or being;
‘in no wise’; ‘in this wise’;
Wisenoun
United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Wisenoun
United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
Wiseadjective
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment;
‘a wise leader’; ‘a wise and perceptive comment’;
Wiseadjective
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters;
‘judicious use of one's money’; ‘a sensible manager’; ‘a wise decision’;
Wiseadjective
evidencing the possession of inside information
Wiseadjective
able to take a broad view of negotiations between states
Wiseadjective
carefully considered;
‘a considered opinion’;