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

If your bouquet comes with a flower food packet, mix it as instructed and use it in your vase. —Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026

Woolf’s desk holds crumpled sheets of paper, books, and a vase of daffodils. —Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026

Here's what a professional florist and a rose farmer actually recommend for keeping roses in a vase looking lush for as long as possible. —Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026

For a clean look, plant the same type of bulb in each vase; for a livelier look, plant a mix of types. —Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026

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