vase

noun

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

   “a vase of flowers”

   “[T]hey ate delicious food in a delightful dining-room that looked like a Cornish tea shoppe, with vases of flowers and fascinating wildlife pictures all over the walls.”

2. The body of the Corinthian capital.
3. an exon of NCAM; it is thought to correlate with an inhibition of the neurite outgrowth-promoting properties of this protein

verb

1. (transitive)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.”

   “After she'd finished, she picked a bouquet of wildflowers and vased them in an old mason jar. That seemed a fitting centerpiece for the table.”