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ware
UK /ˈwɛə/ US /ˈwɛɚ/
noun 7name 5verb 4adj 2
Collocations
4(noun.)
ADJ
ceramic, metal, etc. | domestic, household
VERB + WARE
sell
hawk, peddle, shout, show (off)
The market vendor was proudly showing off her handmade pottery wares to interested customers.
Definitions
noun
1
Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
Astbury was the more successful and made frequent journeys to London, where he sold his ware and obtained further orders.
On Sunday, a Mr. Stephen Muturi Kamau, aged 20 years, was shot dead at Dandora while he was selling his ware. This is a well known hawker. He has been hawking his ware in Dandora.
2
See wares.
3
Pottery or metal goods.
damascene ware, tole ware
4
A style or genre of artifact.
5
Crockery.
adj
1
Aware.
And in like wise as she said so they departed, that neither the king nor none of his council were ware of their departing.
But here thou canst not handle aught, neither make the folk ware of thee, not though thou shout thy throat hoarse. For thou and I walk here impalpable and invisible, as it were two dreams walking.
verb
1
To be ware or mindful of something.
1450, Palladius on Husbondrieː Ware the horn and heels lest they fling a flap to thee.
c. 1450, Who Ðat Liste Lokeː Ware avoutrer untrue; Such love was never good ne may be true.
2
To protect or guard (especially oneself); to be on guard, be wary.
Ware thee.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — commodities offered for sale
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Astbury was the more successful and made frequent journeys to London, where he sold his ware and obtained further orders.
Wiktionary02
On Sunday, a Mr. Stephen Muturi Kamau, aged 20 years, was shot dead at Dandora while he was selling his ware. This is a well known hawker. He has been hawking his ware in Dandora.
Wiktionary03
What in the world am I going to do with tarnished silver ware? The deeper I dig, I pull out more silver with carved handles.
Wiktionary04
And in like wise as she said so they departed, that neither the king nor none of his council were ware of their departing.
Wiktionary05
But here thou canst not handle aught, neither make the folk ware of thee, not though thou shout thy throat hoarse. For thou and I walk here impalpable and invisible, as it were two dreams walking.
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1450, Palladius on Husbondrieː Ware the horn and heels lest they fling a flap to thee.
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