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

Put all 15 in one large vase together for a sprawling centerpiece, or spread them out throughout your space in bud vases. —Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 11 July 2025

Use as flower vases: The white glass makes colors pop—perfect for casual or seasonal bouquets. —Kendall Bettle, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025

Weiser, a farm known especially for its melons, was offering lush bouquets of pea shoots, delicate white flowers and crisp, shapely pods sprouting from curling tendrils, pretty enough to display in a vase. —Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025

The Million-Dollar Mistake Most Wealthy Families Make Imagine finding a Jackson Pollock worth $50 million in a trailer or a Chinese vase selling for 43 million pounds after being valued at just 1 million pounds. —Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 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