ware

[ wair ]

/ wɛər /

noun

Usually 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.

Origin of ware

before 1000; Middle English; Old English waru; cognate with German Ware

Words nearby ware

wardrobe malfunction, wardrobe mistress, wardrobe trunk, wardroom, wardship, ware, warehou, warehouse, warehouse receipt, warehouseman, warehouser

Definition for ware (2 of 5)

ware ²

[ wair ]

/ wɛər /

Archaic.

adjective

watchful, wary, or cautious.

aware; conscious.

verb (used with object), wared, war·ing.

to beware of (usually used in the imperative).

Origin of ware

before 900; Middle English (adj. and v.); Old English wær (adj.); cognate with German gewahr aware, Old Norse varr

Definition for ware (3 of 5)

ware ³

[ wair ]

/ wɛər /

verb (used with object), wared, war·ing. Scot. and North England.

to spend; expend.

Origin of ware

1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse verja to spend, invest

Definition for ware (4 of 5)

ware ⁴

[ wair ]

/ wɛər /

noun Scot. and North England.

the first season in the year; spring.

Origin of ware

⁴

1250–1300; Middle English < Old Norse vār spring; perhaps akin to Latin vēr (see vernal), Greek éar spring

Definition for ware (5 of 5)

-ware

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).

Example sentences from the Web for ware

They were also wrong when they thought Ware had pulled out a gun.

Chicago’s Cops Don’t Even Get Investigated for Shooting People in the Back |Justin Glawe |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ware went to court claiming a number of irregularities, including issues with hundreds of absentee ballots.

Could Chris McDaniel Get A Do-Over In The Mississippi Senate Race? |Ben Jacobs |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If the Broncos do manage to land Ware, their defense could be scary.

First Mega-Deal Is Done as the NFL’s Free Agent Scrap Begins |Ben Teitelbaum |March 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ware, a tenacious pass-rusher, is a 7-time Pro Bowler and the Cowboys all-time leader in sacks, with 117 in nine seasons.

First Mega-Deal Is Done as the NFL’s Free Agent Scrap Begins |Ben Teitelbaum |March 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Reports say that the defending AFC champion Denver Broncos are the favorites to sign Ware.

First Mega-Deal Is Done as the NFL’s Free Agent Scrap Begins |Ben Teitelbaum |March 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He said there was much false Henri II ware around, but that the genuineness of this piece was unquestionable.

A Tramp Abroad, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Miss Denham is not in love with Ware, and it is only your absurd jealousy that would accuse her of such a thing.

A Coin of Edward VII |Fergus Hume
But in earthenware the majority of marks were impressed in the ware and this cheats the "faker" of his quarry.

Chats on Old Earthenware |Arthur Hayden
In the group of fine Bellarmine jugs illustrated, the characteristics of the ware are shown.

Chats on Old Earthenware |Arthur Hayden
But even in early nineteenth-century days there were undeniable traces of the old models and the old form of ware.

Chats on Old Earthenware |Arthur Hayden

British Dictionary definitions for ware (1 of 3)

ware ¹

/ (wɛə) /

noun (often in combination)

(functioning as singular) articles of the same kind or material glassware; silverware

porcelain or pottery of a specified type agateware; jasper ware

Word Origin for ware

Old English waru; related to Old Frisian were, Old Norse vara, Middle Dutch Ware

British Dictionary definitions for ware (2 of 3)

ware ²

/ (wɛə) archaic /