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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“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
In 2000, his son, Frank, founded the successful Torrance-based housewares company simplehuman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025
If Meghan told you how to do everything, you wouldn’t buy her housewares.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
Manhattan housewares store Fishs Eddy was recently selling Harris mugs at a 50 percent discount.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2024
I always knew where to find exactly what I wanted, and what I wanted was normally in the back of the store, where Arletta Paisley’s housewares lined the shelves.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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