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[ veys, veyz, vahz ] / veɪs, veɪz, vɑz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vase ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration. Origin of vase1555–65; <French <Latin vās vessel OTHER WORDS FROM vasevaselike, adjectiveWords nearby vasevasculo-, vasculomyelinopathy, vasculopathy, vasculum, vas deferens, vase, vasectomize, vasectomy, vas efferens, Vaseline, Vashon Island Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vaseAlso included is twine rope to help hang each vase from planter hooks. These hanging planters bring life to your space|PopSci Commerce Team|October 8, 2020|Popular Science Other days we bring replacement flowers and a new stuffed animal, which my wife ties to the vase to keep it in place. How Losing My Daughter Changed My Faith|Kyle Cupp|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST I could see the vase on her dresser, one of the thin glass globes, I imagined, that come free with flower arrangements. Daddy, How Come You’re Always Broke? Benjamin Anastas’s ‘Too Good to Be True’|Benjamin Anastas|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST The tilt of orange lilies in a vase or the diamond patterns of playing cards are now subject to the critical eye of the art world. Art That’s Nothing but the Truth|Liz Kulze|August 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
We have a goldfish named Bubble Bath who swims in a vase on the kitchen counter. Life With 6 Kids, 20 Finches, and a Franken-tortoise|Laura Bennett|October 9, 2008|DAILY BEAST He took a flower from a vase, and put it into the hand that was cold. Hitherto it has stood in a Chinese vase beneath the stairs and has seemed a listless creature. Chimney-Pot Papers|Charles S. Brooks She herself changes the water in the vase which holds the cornflowers. The Old House and Other Tales|Feodor Sologub So may have looked afrites or the shapes metamorphosed from the vapour of the fisherman's vase. Roads of Destiny|O. Henry The Caterpillars are going round and round on the ledge at the top of the vase. Insect Adventures|J. Henri Fabre
British Dictionary definitions for vase
nouna vessel used as an ornament or for holding cut flowers Word Origin for vaseC17: via French from Latin vās vessel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to vaseNo One Pronounces These 10 Words The SameGif? Jif? Geez, we're sure you'll have strong opinions on each of these pronunciations. Words related to vasecontainer, urn, jar, pot, vessel, ewer, amphora, crater, jardiniere, krater |