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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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She had to abandon her career in corporate finance due to the pain, and now works as a freelance pet-sitter when she can.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

As California ushers in its certification label, she said, other states could adopt similar certification programs or develop their own definitions of ultraprocessed foods while a uniform federal definition is still in the works.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The licensed drug works much like the Mounjaro medication from rival Eli Lilly’s does.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

He told AFP that in his seven months at his job, he has witnessed four phone robberies from the building where he works.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

“So I suppose the Universe sometimes works in absolutes.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman