housewares
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Usage
What are housewares? Housewares are articles of household equipment, especially ones used in the kitchen, such as plates, glasses, and utensils like knives and forks. The similar word kitchenware refers specifically to housewares for the kitchen. Kitchenware typically refers to such things collectively, whereas housewares is almost always used in its plural form. Housewares is often used as a name for a particular department in a store or a section of a website where such things can be purchased. For this reason, the word housewares is usually used very generally and can encompass many different things, such as small appliances and items of furniture. Example: I packed all of our housewares in the back of the truck so we can unload them first and set up our kitchen right away.
Etymology
Origin of housewares
Example Sentences
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The retail giant has historically been known for its affordable clothes and wide range of cheap groceries, housewares, electronics and toys.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
“Economically, the two groups fit together,” Ms. Ziegelman points out, with Christian farmers hawking livestock, produce, wood, straw and animal hides, while Jews sold clothing, housewares and other products, “from soap to sickles.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Instead, the e-tailer folded in tariff costs by raising prices across the board, including an average of 51 percent on top beauty and health products and more than 30 percent on housewares.
From Slate • May 2, 2025
If Meghan told you how to do everything, you wouldn’t buy her housewares.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
Down in housewares were the true treasures women were after.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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