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Works

//wɜːks// name, noun, verb, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Work form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of work in its countable senses form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.

    "The steel works almost fills the valley."

  3. 3
    A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens. plural, plural-only

    "Aged and degraded oil and grease can really gum up the works."

  4. 4
    performance of moral or religious acts wordnet
  5. 5
    Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food. plural, plural-only, with-definite-article

    "I'll have a Behemoth Burger with the works."

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  1. 6
    buildings for carrying on industrial labor wordnet
  2. 7
    Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal). plural, plural-only, with-definite-article

    "Why did Constantinople get the works?"

  3. 8
    the internal mechanism of a device wordnet
  4. 9
    A heroin or other drug addict's equipment: syringes, needles, etc. plural, plural-only, slang

    "While in San Francisco, where the AIDS crisis was particularly devastating, they saw numerous public awareness signs reading “Bleach Your Works” posted around the city, urging IV drug users to clean their needles with bleach to help staunch the spread of the disease."

  5. 10
    everything available; usually preceded by ‘the’ wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of work form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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