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works

UK/wɜːks/ US/wɝks/ very common slang

noun

1.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

  • “they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles”
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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”
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3.

performance of moral or religious acts

  • “salvation by deeds”
  • “the reward for good works”
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4.

the internal mechanism of a device

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  • work in its countable senses

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