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works

/ ɜː /

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. in the works informal.
    in preparation
  6. spanner in the works
    See spanner
  7. the works 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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