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works

/ wɜːks /

plural noun

often functioning as singular a place where a number of people are employed, such as a factory
the sum total of a writer's or artist's achievements, esp when considered together
the works of Shakespeare
the deeds of a person, esp virtuous or moral deeds performed as religious acts
works of charity
the interior parts of the mechanism of a machine, etc
the works of a clock
in the works informal.
in preparation
spanner in the works
See spanner
the works slang.
1. full or extreme treatment
2. a very violent physical beating
  to give someone the works
slang.
a syringe
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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Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?

They took cover inside a print works to the north east of Paris, where they held a member of staff as a hostage.

Mrs. Kouachi works at a nursery and has worn the veil since she made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2008.

Indeed, although he works here in the old town, he lives in the new part of the city where he walks his dog in the morning.

Mr. Bachner found it by wandering through the market and identified a craftsmen here who works in a tiny booth.

Adequate conception of the extent, the variety, the excellence of the works of Art here heaped together is impossible.

He was rector of the university of Ilfeldt 40 years, and published several learned works.

Her best-known works are portrait busts, which are numerous.

She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.

The reader is referred to larger works upon urinalysis for details.

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