vase

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

   I put the lily in a vase.

2. 2
   noun

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

   a vase of flowers

3. 3
   verb

   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.

4. 4
   noun

   The body of the Corinthian capital.

5. 5
   noun

   an exon of NCAM; it is thought to correlate with an inhibition of the neurite outgrowth-promoting properties of this protein

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vase, from Latin vās. Doublet of vas.