vase

Everyday

1. A vase is a container, often tall and pretty, for holding flowers in water. tree →
2. A vase can also be an ornament that stands on its own. tree →

In the lessons

a place or container: flowers in a vase; flowers shared equally into vases; in art, a vase is often drawn in a still life

Examples

• There were 6 roses in the vase. tree →
• She put 24 flowers into 4 vases equally. tree →
• Each vase holds 5 flowers. tree →
• How many flowers are in the vase now? tree →
• Fill the vase with water. tree →
• The cat knocked over the vase. tree →
• Grandma's vase is very old. tree →
• He painted a vase of sunflowers. tree →
• The glass vase broke into pieces. tree →
• She put the tulips in a blue vase. tree →
• Why, I did not even know that the vase had olives in it! tree →

Note

A container: «into N vases equally» divides, «each vase holds N» multiplies. Trap: vases are not the flowers. Americans often say «vayss», Britons «vahz».