works

works

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɜːks/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /wɝks/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ks

Noun

works

  1. plural of work in its countable senses

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Related terms

  • worked (adj), wrought (adj)

Noun

works (plural works)

  1. A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.

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Noun

works pl (plural only)

  1. A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.
    Hyponym: millworks
  2. (with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:everything
  3. (with "the") Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).
  4. (slang) A drug addict's equipment: syringe, needle, etc.

Derived terms

  • (mechanism or machinery): spanner in the works

Translations

Verb

works

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of work

See also

  • all the way
  • in the works
  • the whole nine yards
  • the whole shebang
  • the whole shop

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