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• present tense form of work (3rd person singular).
• plural of work.

works

British  

/ wɜːks /

plural noun

1. (often functioning as singular) a place where a number of people are employed, such as a factory

2. the sum total of a writer's or artist's achievements, esp when considered together

   the works of Shakespeare

3. the deeds of a person, esp virtuous or moral deeds performed as religious acts

   works of charity

4. the interior parts of the mechanism of a machine, etc

   the works of a clock

5. informal in preparation

6. See spanner

7. slang

   1. full or extreme treatment

   2. a very violent physical beating

      to give someone the works

8. slang a syringe

9. (modifier) of or denoting a racing car, etc, that is officially entered by a manufacturer in an event

   a works entry

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Example Sentences

County Public Works has already begun working with Neighbors Helping Neighbors and the Conservation Corps to remove brush and vegetation from private properties, according to Kerjon Lee, a spokesperson for the department.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Southern Water says it's investing 84 million pounds improving water quality on the Test - 28 million pounds at Fullerton Waste Water Treatment Works.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Works such as "We Two Boys Together Clinging" boldly referenced same-sex relations at a time when they were taboo.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

You can’t run a consumer company like Bath & Body Works from your desk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

A few months later, a small fleet of U-2 planes began rolling off the Skunk Works assembly lines.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau