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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Works.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. plant, works, industrial plantnoun

    buildings for carrying on industrial labor

    "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

  2. whole shebang, whole kit and caboodle, kit and caboodle, whole kit and boodle, kit and boodle, whole kit, whole caboodle, whole works, works, full treatmentnoun

    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"

  3. works, deedsnoun

    performance of moral or religious acts

    "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"

  4. works, workingsnoun

    the internal mechanism of a device

Wiktionary

  1. worksnoun

    A mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens.

    A stray wrench can really gum up the works.

  2. worksnoun

    A factory or similar collection of buildings

    The steel works almost fills the valley.

  3. worksnoun

    Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food. (Always preceded by the.)

    I'll have a Behemoth Burger with the works.

  4. worksnoun

    An act associated with moral or religious standing.

    His works displayed his righteousness.

ChatGPT

  1. works

    Works can refer to various forms of creative or intellectual products that are created or produced by individuals or groups. It can encompass a wide range of objects, including literary works such as books, poems, or essays, artistic works like paintings, sculptures, or photographs, musical compositions, choreographed dances, films or movies, computer programs or software, scientific research papers, or any other form of output resulting from human artistic or intellectual endeavors. Works typically represent original expressions of ideas, thoughts, or emotions, and they are often protected by copyright laws to safeguard the rights of the creators and allow them to control the dissemination and use of their creations.

Wikidata

  1. Works

    Works is a Pink Floyd compilation album released in 1983. It features a variety of material, such as the band's early singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", alternative mixes of tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon, and the previously-unreleased track, "Embryo".

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. works

    All fortificational constructions, whether permanent, field, or makeshifts of the moment; from the most solid bastion to the rudest rifle-pit.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. works

    Are the fortifications about the body of a place. This word is also used to signify the approaches of the besiegers, and the several lines, trenches, etc., made round a place, an army, or the like, for its security.

Editors Contribution

  1. works

    Plural form and verb form of the word work.

    The works were completed accurately, easily and efficiently.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WORKS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Works is ranked #10857 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Works surname appeared 2,934 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Works.

    60.2% or 1,767 total occurrences were White.
    33% or 971 total occurrences were Black.
    3.1% or 91 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.2% or 65 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.3% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Works' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1226

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Works' in Written Corpus Frequency: #944

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Works' in Nouns Frequency: #577

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Works in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Works in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Works in a Sentence

  1. Byron Brown:

    What we have seen is some of these doxing incidents are occurring from people that are not in this city, are not in this county, are not in this region, but people in different parts of the country, maybe internationally, that see a name on a uniform and then go to work on the computer. That is inappropriate, i think it's something that should be illegal, but I also think every police officer that works as a police officer should be identified.

  2. Laura Berman:

    I find meditation to be an incredibly useful tool for managing stress, unlike exercise, which can be difficult for moms who are very far along in their pregnancy, meditation works for every stage of pregnancy and every size of woman.

  3. The Wall:

    ‘If there’s a blue pill and a red pill and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well,’ he asked, ‘why not pay half price for the thing that’s going to make you well?’.

  4. Hyeonseo Lee:

    She was reported by her best friend. That's how this regime works.

  5. Mike Barnes:

    This works. This is the reason I can get out of bed in the morning, go and walk my dogs, go and see my friends, run a business.

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