contraband vs ware

contraband and ware both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contraband	Yes	Yes	No	No
ware	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ware is a hypernym of contraband; that is, ware is a word with a broader meaning than contraband:

contraband: goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
ware: items for sale to the individual consumer

Other hypernyms of contraband include merchandise, product.

contraband (noun)	ware (noun)
goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law	articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
	items for sale to the individual consumer

contraband (adjective)	ware (adjective)
distributed or sold illicitly

contraband (verb)	ware (verb)
	spend extravagantly