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Synonyms for vase


Grammar : Noun
Spell : veys, veyz, vahz
Phonetic Transcription : veɪs, veɪz, vɑz

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Définition of vase

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Middle French vase, from Latin vas "container, vessel." American English preserves the original English pronunciation (Swift rhymes it with face, Byron with place and grace), while British English shifted mid-19c. to preference for a pronunciation that rhymes with bras.
  • noun vessel
  • noun container
Example sentences :
  • The girl shortened the stems of the roses and put them in a vase on Katy's dresser.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • It looked grave and bare, with not even a flower in a vase to brighten it.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Bishop noticed the thistle bouquet in a vase over the chronometer.
  • Extract from : « Competition » by James Causey
  • Mabel looked at me and then picked up a vase off the mantle over the fire-place.
  • Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne
  • Lydia did no dusting of tables or arranging of flowers in a vase.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Madame at once knocked down two wine-glasses and a vase of flowers.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • "It is a vase made of an emerald stone," answered the stranger.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Nature Myths » by Florence Holbrook
  • This is thrown into the air, either from a vase or from the hand.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
  • He took a flower from a vase, and put it into the hand that was cold.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • The vase had a very small neck, and spread out at the top like a bowl.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz » by L. Frank Baum

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