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Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.
Derek Walcott

Meaning of "vase" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VASE

Via French from Latin vās vessel.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VASE

vase  [vɑːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vase

A vase is an open container, often used to hold cut flowers. It can be made from a number of materials including ceramics and glass. The vase is often decorated and thus used to extend the beauty of its contents. Vases are defined as having a certain anatomy. Lowest is the foot, a distinguishable base to the piece. The design of the base may be bulbous, flat, carinate, or another shape. Next, the body, which forms the main and often largest portion of the piece. Resting atop the body is the shoulder, where the body curves inward. Then the neck, where the vase is given more height. Lastly, the lip, where the vase flares back out at the top. All these attributes can be seen in the picture at right. Many vases are also given handles. Today, the shapes of vases have evolved from the conventional ones to modern designs and shapes. The vase has also developed as an art medium unto itself. The ancient Greeks famously used vases to depict scenes. It has since been developed and in 2003 the winner of the Turner Prize was Grayson Perry, for vase art.

Definition of vase in the English dictionary

The definition of vase in the dictionary is a vessel used as an ornament or for holding cut flowers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VASE


Abkhaz
æbˈkɑːz
Ahvaz
ɑːˈvɑːz
Ahwaz
ɑːˈwɑːz
bourgeoise
ˈbʊəʒwɑːz
churidars
ˈtʃuːrɪˌdɑːz
dacquoise
dɑːkwɑːz
embourgeoise
ɪmˈbʊəʒwɑːz
fau-pas
ˌfəʊˈpɑːz
genoise
dʒeɪˈnwɑːz
handlebars
ˈhændəlˌbɑːz
Mars
mɑːz
memoirs
ˈmɛmwɑːz
misparse
ˌmɪsˈpɑːz
parse
pɑːz
SARS
sɑːz
Shiraz
ʃɪəˈrɑːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VASE

vascularise
vascularity
vascularization
vascularize
vascularly
vasculature
vasculiform
vasculitides
vasculitis
vasculum
vasectomies
vasectomise
vasectomize
vasectomy
vaselike
Vaseline
Vashti
vasiform
vasoactive
vasoactivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE VASE

base
case
case-by-case
chase
database
decrease
disease
ease
in any case
in case
in no case
increase
lease
on the increase
phase
phrase
please
purchase
release
showcase

Synonyms and antonyms of vase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VASE

Find out the translation of vase to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

花瓶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

florero
570 millions of speakers

English

vase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फूलदान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زُهْرِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ваза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vaso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pasu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

花瓶
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꽃병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குவளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुलदाणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vazo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vaso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

waza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ваза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανθοδοχείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vase
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VASE»

The term «vase» is very widely used and occupies the 13.034 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VASE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vase» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vase» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vase

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5 QUOTES WITH «VASE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vase.
1
Juliette Binoche
I think acting is about forgetting yourself in order to give the best of yourself. It's passing through you more than you're creating it. You're not the flower, but the vase which holds the flower.
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Malcolm de Chazal
The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.
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Christine McVie
You can only mend the vase so many times before you have to chuck it away.
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Frank Miller
You do Batman right, and he's going to be popular. He's a great character. I was once asked by somebody if writing 'Batman' was like holding a Ming vase or something. And I said, 'No, it's like holding a big-ass diamond that you can't break. You can throw him against the ceiling, against the floor, anywhere, and you just can't break Batman.'
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Derek Walcott
Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VASE»

Discover the use of vase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Volume Four: ...
This is the fourth and penultimate volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature.
‎2011
2
The Madness Vase
Her luminous imagery is a buoy that allows us to resurface from her world clutching new possibilities of our own. Throughout her career, Gibson's poems have always been a call tosocial justice. But this collection goes beyond awareness.
Andrea Gibson, 2011
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Athenian Vase Construction: A Potter's Analysis
Written by a master potter, this is a book both for those who know little or nothing about potting techniques and for those who already have an understanding of these matters.
Toby Schreiber, 1999
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Vase: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
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The Art of Vase-Painting in Classical Athens
In this book, Professor Martin Robertson, author of A History of Greek Art (CUP 1975) and A Shorter History of Greek Art (CUP 1981), draws together the results of a lifetime's study of Greek vase-painting, tracing the history of figure ...
Martin Robertson, 1992
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Polygnotos and Vase Painting in Classical Athens
Susan B. Matheson has written the first detailed analysis of Polygnotos, a major vase painter of classical Athens whose workshop flourished for fifty years, from the the golden age of Pericles to the end of the fifth century.
Susan B. Matheson, 1995
7
Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting: Myth and Performance
A welcome examination of some curious creatures and a more curious god
Guy Michael Hedreen, 1992
8
Vase Painting, Gender, and Social Identity in Archaic Athens
This study explores the phenomenon of 'spectators' at the sides of Athenian narrative vase paintings.
Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell, 2006
9
Pandora's Vase
Zeus tells Pandora not to open the golden vase, read and see if she will be able to keep her curiosity under control.
‎2011
10
Garden to Vase: Growing and Using Your Own Cut Flowers
The book's wealth of expert information reaches its culmination in the section entitled "Plants for the Cutting Garden: Flowers, Foliage, and Fruit.
Linda Beutler, Allan Mandell, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vase is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blenko Glass to sell vases, in honor of W.Va.'s 152nd birthday
MILTON, W.Va. — The designer of Blenko Glass in Cabell County says when creating each year's West Virginia birthday vase, he likes to think about what life is ... «West Virginia MetroNews, Jun 15»
2
Falling museum visitor grabs at, smashes ancient Greek vase
ATHENS, Greece – Greece's culture ministry says a millennia-old pottery vase in a southern museum has been damaged after a visitor who lost her balance ... «Fox News, May 15»
3
Blenko 'Autumn Flame' Vase Honors State's 152nd Birthday
The vase, which pays tribute to West Virginia's trees, will go on sale June 20 in celebration of the state's 152nd birthday. Designer Arlon Bayliss says when ... «WSAZ-TV, May 15»
4
North Shields 2-1 Glossop North End: Adam Forster scores extra …
North Shields completed a remarkable turnaround in extra-time to lift the FA Vase at Wembley after substitute Adam Forster netted a 95th-minute winner against ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
Hans Holbein on course for the Derby following Chester Vase victory
Colts that took time to develop as two-year-olds are suddenly facing the kind of test that they were bred to relish, and like Ruler Of The World, the Vase winner ... «The Guardian, May 15»
6
Southern Song Dynasty-Era Vase Sells for $14.7 Million in Hong Kong
A Southern Song dynasty-era vase sold for 113.9 million Hong Kong dollars ... The roughly 8½-inch vase will go to the Long Museum in Shanghai, which is ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
7
Highworth and Glossop secure FA Vase Semi-Final spots
Highworth Town and Glossop North End are through to the Semi-Finals of The FA Vase, the latter after winning their Sixth Round replay in extra time against ... «The FA, Mar 15»
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FA Vase Semi-Final draw
The draw for The FA Vase Semi-Final was made on Monday morning, live on talkSPORT radio. Following the weekend's Sixth Round Proper ties, only two clubs ... «The FA, Mar 15»
9
Flintshire wins the Hong Kong Vase after several big race near misses
Flintshire-Maxime-Guyon-Sha-Tin-Hong-Kong-Vase Maxime Guyon is all smiles as he brings Flintshire back to the winners' enclosure after their Hong Kong ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
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Hong Kong Vase: Flintshire's the one to beat
Sunday's about 1 1/2-mile Hong Kong Vase looks like the ideal opportunity for Flintshire to regain the winning thread after a quartet of stellar seconds this year. «Brisnet.com, Dec 14»

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