vase A1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /veɪs/ UK /vɑːz/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like base /v/ vs /b/ Freq #8414 Meanings 1 noun A tall open container used to hold flowers or as a decoration. She put the roses in a glass vase on the table. Thesaurus Word family Forms vases Derived forms vasefulvaselessvaselike Common collocations flower vase Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas. vas Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vase **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /veɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /vɑːz/ **Frequency rank:** 8414 ## Meanings 1. A tall open container used to hold flowers or as a decoration. ## Examples - She put the roses in a glass vase on the table. ## Derived Forms - vaseful - vaseless - vaselike ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vas ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas. ## AI Etymology Vase is borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas. The historical line also includes Latin vas. In present-day use, it can mean a tall open container used to hold flowers or as a decoration. Derived formations include vaseful, vaseless, vaselike. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown