vas

noun

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\ ˈvas

plural vasa\ ˈvā-zə

Definition of vas

(Entry 1 of 2)

: an anatomical vessel : duct

vas-

combining form

variants: or vaso-

Definition of vas- (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : vessel: such as

a : blood vessel vasomotor

b : vas deferens vasectomy

2 : vascular and vasovagal

3 : vasomotor vasoactive

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Before long the eggs were sharing space with cups, bowls, and vases. — William Grimes, BostonGlobe.com, "William Bailey, modernist figurative painter," 19 Apr. 2020 People are able to participate by delivering and leaving clean, medium sized vases in a box with their name on it at 150 N Galt Ave in Crescent Hill on the front porch. — Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville businesses are partnering to send flowers to hospice care residents," 29 Apr. 2020 They're often grown for cutting and display in vases, says Gragnani. — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, "The 3 Types of Roses Every Garden Needs," 31 Mar. 2020 Very heavy things like vases and very heavy coffee mugs. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, "Was a Florida man's violent confrontation with his wife prompted by his daughter's high-end wedding?," 4 Apr. 2020 Musgrove said this could include lighter blankets, more colorful throw pillows, or things tucked away in cabinets like pitchers and vases. — Dallas News, "Can you reinvent your home while sheltering in place? A professional home stager shows you how," 28 Mar. 2020 Its great heroes’ aspirations to dominance are the seeds of the idea of perfection that appears in the figures on Greek vases and in sculpture long after Homer died. — Seth Cropsey, National Review, "Oxford Should Keep Homer and Virgil on the Syllabus," 28 Feb. 2020 Chestnuts feel very seasonal, and all nuts are nice strewn about, or piled into clear glasses or vases. — Katie Workman, NBC News, "Bring the outdoors in with this easy Thanksgiving centerpiece," 27 Nov. 2019 Someone broke into a locked storage pod near the alley behind a real estate business and stole two Dell computers, two computer monitors, 48 flower vases and a box of promotional notepads. — La Cañada Valley Sun, "Crime Report: Two La Cañada homes ransacked in final week of September; suspects in one case caught on video," 2 Oct. 2019

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