ware

Items for sale

Ware is goods or merchandise, usually appearing in compounds: hardware, software, silverware, kitchenware.

The plural wares refers to items for sale: a vendor hawking his wares.

As an adjective, ware is an archaic or literary form of aware: Be ware of false prophets—surviving mainly in beware.

ceramics

pottery

Fired clay objects

delftware · majolica · faience · terracotta · raku · celadon · ironstone · jasperware · creamware · redware

merchandise

goods

Things for sale

stock · inventory · items · articles · supplies · provisions · offerings · retail · wholesale · vendor

craft

lacquerware

Resin-finished decorative objects

leatherware · artisan · handcrafted · workshop · guild

software

adware

Promotional software nuisance

groupware · courseware · middleware · application · program · download · install · license · update · patch

aware

watchful

Carefully attentive, observant

heedful · mindful · conscious · attentive

Categories
Opposites
tangibility/product type

wareservice

Aid or maintenance

services · intangibles · labor · expertise · advice

mental awareness

wareunaware

Lacking knowledge of something

unwary · oblivious · unconscious · unmindful · unknowing

caution/vigilance

wareunwary

Without due caution

incautious · unguarded · careless · reckless · heedless

Phrases
Family

aware, wary, unaware, awareness, wares, hardware, beware, software, warranty

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G