ware
noun/weə(r)/
/wer/
- [uncountable] (in compounds) objects made of the material or in the way or place mentioned
- ceramic ware
- a collection of local ware
- basketware
- [uncountable] (in compounds) objects used for the purpose or in the room mentioned
- bathroom ware
- ornamental ware
- homeware
Homophones ware | wear | whereware wear where/weə(r)//wer/- ware noun
- The products include porcelain and ceramic ware.
- wear verb
- Don't wear that jacket—it's far too big!
- wear noun
- Comfortable and smart, this jacket is suitable for office wear.
- where adverb
- Where are you going on your next adventure?
- where conjunction
- He was free to go where he liked.
- wares[plural] (old-fashioned) things that somebody is selling, especially in the street or at a market
- He travelled from town to town selling his wares.
Word OriginOld English waru ‘commodities’, of Germanic origin, perhaps the same word as Scots ware ‘cautiousness’, and having the primary sense ‘object of care’.
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