Vise vs. Vase — What's the Difference?

A vice or vise (American English) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it. Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and lever.

A vase ( or ) is an open container. It can be made from a number of materials, such as ceramics, glass, non-rusting metals, such as aluminium, brass, bronze, or stainless steel.

A heavy clamp, usually mounted on a workbench and operated by a screw or lever, used in carpentry or metalworking to hold a piece in position.

An open container, as of glass or porcelain, used for holding flowers or for ornamentation.

To hold or compress in or as if in a vise.

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

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

(architecture) The body of the Corinthian capital.

To clamp with or as with a vise.

A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.

An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche.

An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.

The calyx of a plant.

To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.

An open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

A holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place