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

Since then, her collection has grown and sits in a tall glass vase in her living room.

From Salon

Also in September, thieves stole two Chinese porcelain dishes and a vase with an estimated combined worth of €6.55m from the national porcelain museum in the central city of Limoges.

From BBC

Her collection includes the first antique she ever purchased, an iridescent orange vase made of stretch glass, as well as the 1930s-era rocking chair from her parents’ house in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

The same month, thieves stole two dishes and a vase from a museum in the central city of Limoges, the losses estimated at $7.6 million.

From Barron's

“I now give updates of my life to a blue vase,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• container
• jar
• pot
• urn