ware

[ wair ]

/ wɛər /

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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

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

Definition for ware (2 of 5)

ware²

[ 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

First recorded before 900; Middle English adjective; Old English adjective wær; cognate with German gewahr “aware,” Old Norse varr “aware”

Definition for ware (3 of 5)

ware³

[ wair ]

/ wɛər /

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

to spend; expend.

Origin of ware

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse verja “to spend, invest”

Definition for ware (4 of 5)

ware⁴

[ wair ]

/ wɛər /

noun Scot. and North England.

the first season in the year; spring.

Origin of ware

⁴

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old Norse vār “spring”; perhaps akin to Latin vēr, Greek éar “spring”; see vernal

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).

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British Dictionary definitions for ware (1 of 3)

ware¹

/ (wɛə) /

noun (often in combination)

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

porcelain or pottery of a specified typeagateware; 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)

ware²

/ (wɛə) archaic /

verb

another word for beware

adjective

another word for wary, wise 1

Word Origin for ware

Old English wær; related to Old Saxon, Old High German giwar, Old Norse varr, Gothic war, Latin vereor. See aware, beware

British Dictionary definitions for ware (3 of 3)

ware³

/ (wɛə) /

verb

(tr) Northern English and British dialect to spend or squander

Word Origin for ware

C15: of Scandinavian origin; related to Icelandic verja

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Scientific definitions for ware

-ware

A suffix that means software, as in shareware.

单词	ware
释义	ware ¹ [ wair ] / wɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ware ON THESAURUS.COM 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 ¹ First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English waru; cognate with German Ware Definition for ware (2 of 5) ware² [ 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 ² First recorded before 900; Middle English adjective; Old English adjective wær; cognate with German gewahr “aware,” Old Norse varr “aware” Definition for ware (3 of 5) ware³ [ wair ] / wɛər / verb (used with object), wared, war·ing.Scot. and North England. to spend; expend. Origin of ware ³ First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse verja “to spend, invest” Definition for ware (4 of 5) ware⁴ [ wair ] / wɛər / noun Scot. and North England. the first season in the year; spring. Origin of ware ⁴ First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old Norse vār “spring”; perhaps akin to Latin vēr, Greek éar “spring”; see vernal 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). Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ware (1 of 3) ware¹ / (wɛə) / noun (often in combination) (functioning as singular) articles of the same kind or materialglassware; silverware porcelain or pottery of a specified typeagateware; jasper ware See also wares 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) ware² / (wɛə) archaic / verb another word for beware adjective another word for wary, wise 1 Word Origin for ware Old English wær; related to Old Saxon, Old High German giwar, Old Norse varr, Gothic war, Latin vereor. See aware, beware British Dictionary definitions for ware (3 of 3) ware³ / (wɛə) / verb (tr) Northern English and British dialect to spend or squander Word Origin for ware C15: of Scandinavian origin; related to Icelandic verja Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ware textile, wares, commodity, merchandise, fabric, load, cargo, stuff, bolt, freight, line, stock, seconds, commodities, materials, vendibles Scientific definitions for ware -ware A suffix that means software, as in shareware. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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ware

noun

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Definition for ware (2 of 5)

adjective

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

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Definition for ware (3 of 5)

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

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Definition for ware (4 of 5)

noun Scot. and North England.

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Definition for ware (5 of 5)

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noun (often in combination)

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verb

adjective

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verb

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