vis

¹

[wees, vis]

noun

Latin.

plural

vires 

1. strength; force; power.

vis.

²

abbreviation

1. visibility.

2. visual.

Vis.

³

abbreviation

1. Viscount.

2. Viscountess.

Vis.

¹

abbreviation

1. Viscount or Viscountess

vis

²

/ vɪs /

noun

1. power, force, or strength

Example Sentences

A mass of people wearing JSO's orange vests rallied in Westminster on Saturday after the group claimed a victory on new oil and gas licences and said "we're hanging up the hi vis".

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This eventually went somewhere—a discussion of the threat war presents to Europe, which was probably the opening topic because it underlines his gravitas vis a vis his predecessor.

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“The Israeli Foreign Ministry is very irritated, to use an euphemism. I understand their reasons, I also feel some perplexity,” he said, but said he wouldn’t elaborate out of a sense of correctness vis a vis other church leaders.

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The bank also appointed several global heads for industry groups reporting to Jim Casey and Vis Raghavan, its co-heads of global investment banking, effective immediately.

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The High Vis Street Culture Festival takes place in Digbeth on Saturday, and has attracted more than 50 street artists.

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