vase en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /vɑz/ (General-American)
- (UK) audio
- [veːz] (Canada)
- (US) audio
- /vɐːz/ (Australia)
- /veɪ̯s/ (General-American)
- [väːz] (Canada)
- /væɪ̯s/ (Australia)
- [vɒːz] (Canada)
- [-s] (Canada)
- /vɑːz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /vɔz/ (General-American, obsolete)
- [vaz] (Canada)
- /veɪ̯z/ (General-American)
- /vɔːz/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas.
Meanings
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An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.
[T]hey ate delicious food in a delightful dining-room that looked like a Cornish tea shoppe, with vases of flowers and fascinating wildlife pictures all over the walls.
1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 110:Tiptoeing with solemn face, with some flowers and a vase, in they walked in and then said, "Ahhh," when they saw the toys and candy and the dollhouse from Papa.
1939, Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline, pages 35-36:a vase of flowers
I hope you know the difference between a vase (/veɪ̯s/) and a vase (/vɑz/)? Thirty-five bucks.
2018, Alan Kooi Simpson, A Eulogy for George H. W. Bush, Washington National Cathedral:
- The body of the Corinthian capital.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stirrup vase · vaseware · vase clock · vaselet · dirty trick vase · Ming vase · vase carpet · vaseless · vaseful · vasemaker · spill vase · vaselike · celery vase · name vase · vasemaking · lacrimal vase · vase rug · vasework · lachrymal vase · vase breath · Rubin vase
Translations (116)
tg қанддон (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ug ۋازا (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · th แจกัน (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ast xarrón (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · cy fâs (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · sh ва́за (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · bg ва́за (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · uz koʻra (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ko 꽃병 (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · sk váza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · lb Vas (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ar زَهْرِيَّة (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · pt vaso (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ka ლარნაკი (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · fo vasi (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · kab taqbuct (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · fi maljakko (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ca gerro (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · lo ແຈກັນ (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · kmr guldank (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ota وازو (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · gl vaso (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · km ថូ (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · hy վազա (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · af vaas (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · az güldan (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · bn দানি (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · sl vaza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · gl floreiro (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · yue 花瓶 (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · arz ڤازة (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ab ваза (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · be ва́за (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · et vaas (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ja 花瓶 (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · acw مَزْهَرِيَّة (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · vi lọ hoa (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ug لوڭقا (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · uk ва́за (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · de Vase (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · hi गुलदान (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · sv vas (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · uz vaza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ur گُلْدان (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · nb vase (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ko 화병 (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · he וָזָה (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · tk waza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · wuu 花瓶 (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · pdt Wos (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · la vās (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ka ვაზა (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · es florero (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · lo ໂຖດອກໄມ້ (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · mi ipu putiputi (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · nv chʼil bee ninákáhí (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · fa-ira گُلْدان (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · eo vazo (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · cs váza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · es jarrón (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ms pasu (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · he אֲגַרטָל (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ro vază (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · es canope (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ast floreru (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · hu váza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · id vas (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · lt vaza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · fr vase (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · pa ਗੁਲਦਾਨ (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · es vasija (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ca pitxer (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · kk ваза (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · cmn 花瓶 (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · dng хуапин (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · uz guldon ko’za (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · eu lorontzi (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · sh váza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ga bláthchuach (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · kmr gulwaz (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ru ва́за (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · nl vaas (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · io vazo (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · vi bình (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · is vasi (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · mi oko putiputi (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · el ανθοδοχείο (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ky ваза (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · da vase (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · eo matraso (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · vi lọ (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · dtp pasu (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · nan-hbl 花瓶 (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · he ואזה (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · el βάζο (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · pl wazon (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · zu ivazi (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · kk гүлдесте (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · yi וואַזע (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · mk ваза (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · mn ваар (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · nah xochicomitl (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · sq vazo (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · az vaza (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ca florera (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · lv vāze (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · fur vâs (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · tr vazo (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ga vása (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · tg гулдон (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · my ပန်းအိုး (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · ps ګلدان (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · km ផើង (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · kmr vazo (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · it vaso (container used mainly for displaying flowers) · li vaas (container used mainly for displaying flowers)