vase

noun

US usually

ˈvās 

Canadian usually and US also

ˈvāz 

British usually, Canadian also, and US sometimes

ˈväz 

: a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers

vaselike

ˈvās-ˌlīk 

 Canadian usually and US also  ˈvāz-;

 British usually, Canadian also, and US sometimes  ˈväz-

adjective

Examples of vase in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet there are other objects — a vase owned by a friend, say, or a book that a loved one once gave us — that are imbued with a near-mystic power for us. —Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024

The tables were neatly lined up, a small vase with a sprig of plastic holly on each, but the place was empty, including the counter where a few lonely souls had been stationed when McArdle stopped in earlier. —Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024

There's a good chance there are some flower vases already hiding in your cabinets, but take a moment to check the height on them. —Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024

Displaying them in a viral vase like this one that’s Amazon’s Choice. —Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin vās "container, vessel," going back to Italic *wāss- of obscure origin

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

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vase

noun

ˈvās  ˈvāz 

: an often round container of greater depth than width used chiefly for ornament or for flowers