vase

vase

noun \US oftenest ˈvās; Canada usually & US also ˈvāz; British usually, Canada also, & US sometimes ˈväz\

Definition of VASE

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

— vase·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Origin of VASE

French, from Latin vas vessel

First Known Use: 1629

Other Household Terms

cruet, curiosity, duvet, fiasco, sham, taper, valance, whatnot

Rhymes with VASE

ace, base, bass, brace, case, chase, dace, face, grace, lace, mace, Mace, Naas, pace, place, plaice, prase, race, res, space, Thrace, trace, Wace