ware
45
3.7
- noun
- /wɛr/
:
mercancía
- And the sidewalks are lined with foreigners selling wares spread out on blankets.
- sell wares
- display wares
- ceramic ware
So they, this is where people become show their wares, as in short films.
- So they, this is where people become show their wares, as in short films.
- She's she don't have to go and, you know, sell her wares like I do.
- We create this bustling marketplace in which they can trade genetic wares.
- And then as soon as we are not striking any longer, I'll I'll flop on into that movie studio and pitch my wares.
- Yeah, I think, I think that's a it's a good point that like Tasty kind of surprised us in, in how well it's able to extend its IP into kitchen Ware.
- And now Uncle Rico lives in a van and sells cooking Ware.
- So I phoned this guy up and said I met you a year, two years ago, we're in the new wares now.
Examples
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At the craft fair, many artisans displayed their wares for visitors to purchase.
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The breakfast ware was still on the table, and the fire had gone out.
Fiction book (1997) -
- You should take your wares to another town.
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And at London, every nation displayed their wares, things they were proud of.
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No one's seen him since Friday morning, when he was hawking his wares at the horse fair.
Fiction book (1993) -
On either side of me, shopkeepers were tending their wares in small spaces dark as caves.
Fiction book (1993) -
Vendors' voices proclaim the merits of their wares, even as they intermingle with a lively discord of barter and negotiations.
Academic text (2003) -
The market had a wide variety of handmade wares, including pottery, textiles, and jewelry.
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He was proud to showcase his wares at the local exhibition, attracting many interested buyers.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A thing that people make to sell, like a phone or shampoo
188
3.1
Items sold to people, like T-shirts and posters
Compounds
Items like plates, cups and bowls made from baked clay used for serving or eating food
- Specialized
Pottery made from reddish-brown clay on the Greek island of Lemnos in ancient times
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ware comes from an old English word that meant 'goods' or 'things for sale', and you still see it in words like hardware and silverware. So, a shop's 'wares' are simply the items it sells.