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

So adding a vase to a house and then adding real flowers, that's my favorite thing to do every single week. —Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 16 June 2025

Lenox Corporation has also for years been tapped to design presidents’ official inauguration gifts for both parties — in 2021, the company produced specialty luxury crystal vases for Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. —Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 16 June 2025

Mounted on the pieces of old wood are small glass vases that can hold artificial or real flowers. —Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 15 June 2025

Perkins Cove Pottery Shop is stocked with original work from former store owner Chris Davis, stone vases, sea glass garden stakes, and more one-of-a-kind pieces. —Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025

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

Rhymes for vase

• ace
• base
• brace
• case
• chace
• dace
• face
• grace
• lace
• mace
• pace
• place

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Kids Definition

vase

noun

ˈvās  ˈvāz 

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