vase

[ veys, veyz, vahz ]

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.

vase

/ vɑːz /

noun

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

Other Words From

• vaselike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vase¹

1555–65; < French < Latin vās vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of vase¹

C17: via French from Latin vās vessel

Example Sentences

At least once a month, my mother would pull birds of paradise from the downstairs bush, arrange them like so, place them in a vase and position the flowers as a centerpiece in the living room atop our mahogany coffee table.

From Los Angeles Times

Judi Dench brought a pocket watch, King Charles a vase.

From Los Angeles Times

Handcrafted tiles may have put this 76-year-old California company on the map back in the ‘80s, but it’s the dinnerware and housewares that keep it there. Case in point is this bud vase designed by co-founder Edith Heath back in the ‘80s.

From Los Angeles Times

Unable to fold herself into a massive decorative vase and roll herself into her pool, she settled on gulping down 100 benzos.

From Salon

The video shows Combs chasing, kicking, dragging and hurling a glass vase at Cassie, a singer whose real name is Casandra Ventura.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• container
• jar
• pot
• urn