ware
1Usually wares .
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods: a peddler selling his wares.
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable: an actor advertising his wares.
a specified kind or class of merchandise or of manufactured article (usually used in combination): silverware;glassware.: See also -ware.
pottery, or a particular kind of pottery: delft ware.
Archaeology. a group of ceramic types classified according to paste and texture, surface modification, as burnish or glaze, and decorative motifs rather than shape and color.
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1Other definitions for ware (2 of 5)
to beware of (usually used in the imperative).
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2Other definitions for ware (3 of 5)
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3Other definitions for ware (4 of 5)
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4Other definitions for -ware (5 of 5)
a combining form extracted from software, occurring as the final element in words that refer to a specified kind or class of software: spyware;shareware.: See also ware1 (def. 2).
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How to use ware in a sentence
Shopify provides the infrastructure, and subscribers need do little more than upload pictures and link a bank account to begin selling their wares online, with plenty of flexibility to customize their digital storefronts.
Imposter sites hiding behind suspect domains to sell fake wares have become common during the pandemic.
Without leadership on vaccine rollout, scams are inevitable | Bobbie Johnson | January 6, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewPDP OptimizationPDPs are key tools used by brands selling on Amazon to present their wares to the consumer.
Deep Dive: How to grow e-commerce capabilities on Amazon | Pierre Bienaimé | December 15, 2020 | DigidayIkea cited declining use of the catalog and the need for a more modern way to showcase its wares to customers.
The then-CEO of eBay, Devin Wenig, didn’t like the reports in a husband-and-wife newsletter aimed at people who sell wares on eBay.
Waring was a judge in South Carolina in the mid-20th century.
South Carolina Republicans Snub Desegregation Judge | Michael Tomasky | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Chucktown has been molasses-slow to acknowledge the brave legacy of Waring.
South Carolina Republicans Snub Desegregation Judge | Michael Tomasky | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMiss Waring is terribly severe; she says it's merely a lack of application in my case; that I could learn but won't.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonMiss Waring had the reputation of being strict, yet Marian slipped the cords of routine and discipline with ease.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonI'm the oldest girl at Miss Waring's—locked up there with a lot of little pigeons that coo every time you look at them.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonMark Waring was too honest to affect insensibility; he was not of the stuff out of which accomplished actors are made.
Sword and Gown | George A. LawrenceI think you ought to do so,” answered Waring, “and if you will give me the letter I will deliver it myself.
Sword and Gown | George A. Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for ware (1 of 3)
/ (wɛə) /
(functioning as singular) articles of the same kind or material: glassware; silverware
porcelain or pottery of a specified type: agateware; jasper ware
Origin of ware
1- See also wares
British Dictionary definitions for ware (2 of 3)
/ (wɛə) archaic /
another word for beware
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2British Dictionary definitions for ware (3 of 3)
/ (wɛə) /
(tr) Northern English and British dialect to spend or squander
Origin of ware
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Scientific definitions for -ware
A suffix that means software, as in shareware.
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