vase

Definitions of vase
  1. noun
    an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
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    types:
    urne
    a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
    type of:
    bocal
    a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
  2. noun
    any thick, viscous matter
    synonyms: boue, limon
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    type of:
    matière
    that which has mass and occupies space
  3. noun
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    synonyms: boue, bourbe, marais
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    type of:
    marécage, tourbière
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
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