Meaning & Definition of Works in English
English⟶
Works
/wərks/
noun
1. Buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- "They built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
synonym:
- plant,
- works,
- industrial plant
2. Everything available
- Usually preceded by `the'
- "We saw the whole shebang"
- "A hotdog with the works"
- "We took on the whole caboodle"
- "For $10 you get the full treatment"
synonym:
- whole shebang,
- whole kit and caboodle,
- kit and caboodle,
- whole kit and boodle,
- kit and boodle,
- whole kit,
- whole caboodle,
- whole works,
- works,
- full treatment
3. Performance of moral or religious acts
- "Salvation by deeds"
- "The reward for good works"
synonym:
- works,
- deeds
4. The internal mechanism of a device
synonym:
- works,
- workings
Examples of using
Tom works with religious devotion.
It works both ways.
Tom works for Scotland Yard.