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

An art history book is shown amid a stack of books, alongside a vase of fresh flowers and a ceramic figurine of a stout, reclining man who looks relaxed and content.

From TechCrunch

The manufacturer suggests the shelf can be used for plants or vases of cut flowers to add to the decor of a home.

From Popular-Science

For vases and other glass items, stuff them with plenty of cushioning, both inside and out.

From Washington Post

Bezos sat in front of a large bookshelf, complete with vases.

From Washington Post

Also included is twine rope to help hang each vase from planter hooks.

From Popular-Science

The modest eating area has more than a dozen tables, each punctuated by a small porcelain vase with a plastic flower poking out.

From The Daily Beast

Other days we bring replacement flowers and a new stuffed animal, which my wife ties to the vase to keep it in place.

From The Daily Beast

Never mind that the Tribune props him up like a Ming vase now.

From The Daily Beast

I could see the vase on her dresser, one of the thin glass globes, I imagined, that come free with flower arrangements.

From The Daily Beast

Throwing Louis C.K. out in the cold with Daniel Tosh is like tossing a Ming vase out with the old Tupperware.

From The Daily Beast

In a sweeping passion she seized a glass vase from the table and flung it upon the tiles of the hearth.

From Project Gutenberg

As she fills each vase she takes it to its place, steps back to consider the effect, and returns to fill the next one.

From Project Gutenberg

In the centre of this table stood a tawdry Japanese vase, worth, perhaps, five or six shillings.

From Project Gutenberg

We were shown how the bowl or vase was burned, shrinking to nearly half its size in the process.

From Project Gutenberg

Henry knew it was exactly the same white puffball that he had noticed in Violet's vase that very morning.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• container
• jar
• pot
• urn