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

La DoubleJ launched in 2015 as an e-commerce website for Martin’s massive collection of vintage fashion and jewelry, then grew to encompass everything from ready-to-wear to vases and scented candles. —Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026

There are three bronze vases, which are lovely to admire but have too many openings to actually hold water. —Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026

The single-stem bunches—tulips, ranunculus, and anemones for spring—arrive in elegant glass vases with enclosure cards. —Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026

The goal of pruning is to maintain the natural vase shape with upright stems. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 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