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

The purer and more ordered a semiconductor is, the better it works.

From BBC

These works join nearly 300 others shown over the years since the troupe’s founding by its namesake in 1958.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is no single counterdrone system that works against every attack, engineers say, and the costs for a single unit can exceed $100,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

This raises an important question: If traditional resolutions are plagued by bad forecasting, time inconsistency and the intention-behavior gap, what actually works?

From The Wall Street Journal

The rift is an unwelcome complication as the U.S. works to keep Iran contained and persuade Tehran to give up its nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal