Home and furniture / A2

VAHZ/vɑːz/

A vase is a pot for cut flowers: a vase of roses, glass vase, put flowers in a vase. Jar is for food; bottle is for drink. British pronunciation is often /vɑːz/. Flower is the plant; vase holds it after cutting. Do not write face when you mean vase.

Meaning

A container used to hold cut flowers.

Examples

• “She put the roses in a vase on the table.”
• “She filled a tall vase for the hallway.”
• “The vase cracked when it fell off the shelf.”

Good to know

a vase of flowers. Contrast: jar (food), bottle (drink). British sound: /vɑːz/. Mix-up: face.

Topics

New