vase

American  

[veys, veyz, vahz] / veɪs, veɪz, vɑz /

noun

1. a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.

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vase British  

/ vɑːz /

noun

1. a vessel used as an ornament or for holding cut flowers

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Other Word Forms

• vaselike adjective

Etymology

Origin of vase

1555–65; < French < Latin vās vessel

Example Sentences

In turn, Kim gave Lukashenko a sword and a vase featuring a portrait of the Belarusian leader.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The video also showed Kim presenting Lukashenko with a large mosaic vase bearing a portrait of the Belarusian, with the North Korean leader appearing to explain that crafting it involved around 30 seashells.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In “An Experiment,” an assistant draws the curtains on the moon to heighten the uplighting from a candle beneath a vase of water that contains a submerged skull.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

In another, the artist sits in a rocking chair in a home beside a vase of dead flowers — but her body is transparent.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

She had no time, and certainly no inclination, to explain that plunging vase and flowers into the water would help with the natural look she wanted in the arrangement.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Related Words

• container
• jar
• pot
• urn