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-wares

-wares is the plural of -ware.

Meaning of -ware

Suffix (1)

-ware (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -wares)

  1. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance.
    • glass + -ware → glassware
  2. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made in a particular place.
    • Abruzzi + -ware → Abruzzi ware
  3. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use.
    • gift + -ware → giftware

Suffix (2)

-ware (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)

  1. Used to form mass nouns denoting specific classes of computer software, based on use, function, or method of distribution.

Questions about -wares

What is -wares the plural of?
-wares is the plural of -ware.

Words near -wares in the dictionary

  1. -vudine
  2. -wad
  3. -ward
  4. -wards
  5. -ware
  6. -wares
  7. -wash
  8. -wave
  9. -way
  10. -ways
  11. -wear

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -wares (page history and authors); -ware (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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