tableware vs ware

tableware and ware both are nouns.

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

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

tableware: articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
ware: articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'

tableware (noun)	ware (noun)
articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)	articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
	items for sale to the individual consumer

tableware (verb)	ware (verb)
	spend extravagantly