vase

noun

US usually
ˈvās How to pronounce vase (audio)
Canadian usually and US also
ˈvāz How to pronounce vase (audio)
British usually, Canadian also, and US sometimes
ˈväz How to pronounce vase (audio)
: a usually round vessel of greater depth than width used chiefly as an ornament or for holding flowers
vaselike
ˈvās-ˌlīk How to pronounce vase (audio)
 Canadian usually and US also  ˈvāz-;
 British usually, Canadian also, and US sometimes  ˈväz-
adjective

Examples of vase in a Sentence

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The collection includes tableware, glassware, vases, candleholders, dishes, and three different kinds of lighting fixtures. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025 With no use for the quotidian, Beaton’s visual sleight of hand turned balloons, cellophane, mirrors, paper, and vases into fantastical dreamscapes and silvery grottos, his patient sisters sitting for pictures until society came to call. Tracy Doyle, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025 Some florist shops encourage customers to return vases in the interest of reducing waste. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025 Without hesitation, Dick told me to cut the blooms and enjoy them in a vase indoors, and to prune the rose. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vase

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of vase was in 1629

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“Vase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vase. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

vase

noun
: an often round container of greater depth than width used chiefly for ornament or for flowers

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