works

/ 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

Example Sentences

Touched by Joe’s story of sibling alienation — “Our Christmas plans are to get the hell away from each other” — Santa works his wonders to keep them together until they get their brotherly magic back.

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“And I’m like, ‘Well, I don’t think it works that way.’

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Here’s what industry executives say works to fill seats, and what doesn’t.

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Alice Dreyden, who works at a Head Start center in Chicago, told Salon the presence of ICE in the community is affecting her workplace as well.

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These are post-hope works, in other words, absorbed by death and annihilation.

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