works

Plural

works

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.plural of work in its countable senses

   • Mike works out in the gym two or three times a week.
   • This is where my dad works.
   • Tom works from nine to five.

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

   • The steel works almost fills the valley.

3. 3.A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.

   • Aged and degraded oil and grease can really gum up the works.
   • Something clicked in his throat, as if he had works in him like a clock, and was going to strike.

4. 4.Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.

   • I'll have a Behemoth Burger with the works.
   • You like this? Limousine, champagne, the works. I'd get you on MTV, a national tour. Sponsorship. You name it.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.third-person singular simple present indicative of work

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Synonyms

• plant

Word family

• work
• workshop