vase
noun
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
vases
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pluralof vase.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The result is vibrant vases that are polished and imperfect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Back at Paultons Park the zoo had devised miniature vases designed to keep the stems alive while preventing any newly hatched nymphs from falling into water.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Elegant hand-blown glass vases sit beside ceramic crater pots on warm cherry shelves.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
“Classical Body,” which pairs Attic vases and flasks with a series of fluted Grecian gowns elevated above—super-model goddesses in pale gold—sets the aspirational yet unforgiving female physical ideal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
He was working with Bryson, a little boy who refused to make anything except vases that would eventually become pencil holders, but his parents seemed to be thrilled with each and every one.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
