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 Word Forms

• vaselike 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

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

From Los Angeles Times

I left my first semester of ceramics class with a handful of bowls, a mini mug and a flower vase.

From Salon

“No one is going to die if I drop a vase. ”

From Los Angeles Times

A bundle of lilies in a vase sat in green water, petal-less.

From Los Angeles Times

A second angle from another camera captures Combs throwing a vase toward her.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• container 
• jar 
• pot 
• urn