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vis

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) vis (noun)
  2. 2) vis (abbreviation)
  3. vi apple (noun)
  4. vires
  5. vis-à-vis (preposition)
  6. vis-à-vis (noun)
  7. vis-à-vis (adverb)
  8. vis inertiae (noun)
  9. vis major (noun)
  10. vis viva (noun)
  11. vis medicatrix naturae (foreign term)
  12. si vis pacem, para bellum (foreign term)

1vis

noun \ˈvis\
plural vi·res\ˈvī-ˌrēz\

Definition of VIS

: force, power

Origin of VIS

Latin — more at vim
First Known Use: circa 1630

Rhymes with VIS

bis, bliss, bris, cis, cuisse, dis, Dis, hiss, kiss, miss, sis, Swiss, this, wis

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