vase

noun

1. 1

   An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.

   a vase of 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.

   I hope you know the difference between a vase (/veɪ̯s/) and a vase (/vɑz/)? Thirty-five bucks.

2. 2

   The body of the Corinthian capital.

verb

1. 1

   To place in a vase or similar container.

   She bought only pastel pencils and vased them in cups, great wooden bouquets in mugs on nightstands and kitchen chairs.

   After she'd finished, she picked a bouquet of wildflowers and vased them in an old mason jar. That seemed a fitting centerpiece for the table.

Forms

plural

vases

past tense

vased

past participle

vased

present participle

vasing

third person singular

vases