vase
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1.0
- noun
- /veɪs/
:
jarrón
- For her birthday, I bought her a delicate vase adorned with hand-painted flowers.
- a vase of flowers
- a vase of roses
- a large vase
So I'm going to buy these vases off my florist.
- So I'm going to buy these vases off my florist.
- And so you've got kind of like this short vase shaped tree.
- So this vase is from Michelle Gardella.
- So you can see the matchbox dangling and our glass vase dangling.
- You need, like, a vase, a flat glass container, milk.
- Your breath has been kept in a vase in expectation.
- As essence, as vase, and as this abstract eternal essence.
Examples
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Her long fingers touched a Ming vase on a side table, caressing its beauty, its faded colors.
Fiction book (1991) -
The crystal vase sparkled in the sunlight, showcasing the vibrant roses inside.
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please put these flowers in a vase for me and please get some tea ready for us
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Hey, this is a really nice vase.
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There was nothing on it except a tiny vase of wilting yellow flowers.
Fiction book (1990) -
When Claire made her first vase, she brought it home and put a tiny purple flower.
Fiction book (1992) -
An art reproduction or a vase of flowers could be tastefully displayed in this area.
Academic text (1993) -
Geneen moves the single red rose in a bud vase to an adjoining table.
Academic text (1991) -
Inside, on a side table, was a vase of dried cornflowers and three neat stacks of mail.
Fiction book (1992) -
She placed the fresh daisies in a beautiful vase on the dining table.
Synonyms
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4.2
A large decorative vase often placed on a stand or in a garden
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6.3
An old, valuable vase kept for its beauty or history
A decorative indoor container for holding plants or flowers
A temporary container like a jar or bottle that holds flowers
Compounds
- Specialized
A jar in ancient Egypt that holds organs taken out before making a mummy
- US
A climbing plant with large red-purple bell-shaped flowers and thick leaf-like parts under the flowers
- US
A climbing small bush from the southeastern United States with large red-purple bell-shaped flowers
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vase comes from the old Latin word vas, which means 'vessel' or 'container'. It's the same root as the English word vessel, so a vase is simply a decorated container used to hold flowers.