WARE
Dictionary entry overview: What does ware mean?
• WARE (noun)
The noun WARE has 2 senses:
1. articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: 'silverware', 'software'
2. commodities offered for sale
Familiarity information: WARE used as a noun is rare.
• WARE (verb)
The verb WARE has 1 sense:
1. spend extravagantly
Familiarity information: WARE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WARE (noun)
Meaning:
Articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: 'silverware', 'software'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ware" is a kind of...):
article (one of a class of artifacts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ware"):
woodenware (ware for domestic use made of wood)
tableware (articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware))
metalware (household articles made of metal (especially for use at table))
article of commerce (an article that is offered for sale)
Meaning:
Commodities offered for sale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
merchandise; product; ware
Context examples:
good business depends on having good merchandise / that store offers a variety of products
Hypernyms ("ware" is a kind of...):
commodity; good; trade good (articles of commerce)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ware"):
cargo; consignment; freight; lading; load; loading; payload; shipment (goods carried by a large vehicle)
piece goods; yard goods (merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard)
top of the line (the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise)
inventory; stock (the merchandise that a shop has on hand)
software package; software product (merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale)
dreck; schlock; shlock (merchandise that is shoddy or inferior)
release (merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film))
refill (a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents)
number (an item of merchandise offered for sale)
business line; line; line of business; line of merchandise; line of products; product line (a particular kind of product or merchandise)
irregular; second (merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name)
generic (any product that can be sold without a brand name)
feature (an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles)
contraband (goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law)
Holonyms ("ware" is a part of...):
mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)
• WARE (verb)
Meaning:
Spend extravagantly
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
ware; squander; consume; waste
Context example:
waste not, want not
Hypernyms (to "ware" is one way to...):
drop; expend; spend (pay out)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ware"):
dissipate; fool; fool away; fritter; fritter away; frivol away; shoot (spend frivolously and unwisely)
luxuriate; wanton (become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously)
lavish; shower (expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns)
overspend (spend at a high rate)
fling; splurge (indulge oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
