Wae vs Ware - What's the difference?
wae | ware |
(telecommunications) Wireless Application Environment.
(computing) Web Application Extension.
(US, government) While actually employed.
(obsolete) The state of being aware; heed.
(uncountable, usually, in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
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(in the plural) See wares .
(uncountable) Pottery or metal goods.
(countable, archaeology) A style or genre of artifact.
(Ireland) Crockery
(obsolete, or, dialectal) To beware of something.
(obsolete) wary; cautious
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(obsolete, UK, dialect) seaweed
(nautical) To wear, or veer.
As nouns the difference between wae and ware
is that wae is woe while ware is the state of being aware; heed.As an initialism WAE
is wireless Application Environment.As an adjective ware is
aware.As a verb ware is
to beware of something.As a proper noun Ware is
a town in Hertfordshire, England.wae
English
Initialism
(Initialism) (head)Anagrams
*ware
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Usage notes
Replaced by intensified form aware.Derived terms
* bewareNoun
(-)- (Wyclif)
Etymology 2
(etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- damascene ware''', ''tole ' ware
Derived terms
* (Corded Ware culture) * -wareEtymology 3
From (etyl) warianVerb
(war)Adjective
(en adjective)- Of whom be thou ware also.
- He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition.