-ware — English Dictionary

Suffix

1. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • morpheme
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   glass + -ware → glassware

2. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made in a particular place.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • morpheme
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Abruzzi + -ware → Abruzzi ware

3. Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • morpheme
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   gift + -ware → giftware

Suffix

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

   Usage

   • morpheme
   • Uncountable

   Related words

   warez