What does works mean?
Definitions for works
works
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word works.
Princeton's WordNet
plant, works, industrial plantnoun
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
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"
works, deedsnoun
performance of moral or religious acts
"salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"
works, workingsnoun
the internal mechanism of a device
Wiktionary
worksnoun
A mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens.
A stray wrench can really gum up the works.
worksnoun
A factory or similar collection of buildings
The steel works almost fills the valley.
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.
worksnoun
An act associated with moral or religious standing.
His works displayed his righteousness.
ChatGPT
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Matched Categories
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'works' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1226
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'works' in Written Corpus Frequency: #944
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'works' in Nouns Frequency: #577
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of works in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of works in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of works in a Sentence
We said to ourselves 'if it works it works, if it doesn't it doesn't, but at least we tried it and got it out of our minds and we could then move on to something else'.
I will say this without a doubt:- I have the testimonials of joe higgs and roy wilson- speaking about my works creating reggae and naming the original wailing wailers group name, among other things I was the architect of in trench town. those who seek to challenge me will always lose. put your money on the table which I will give to the poor people after your defeat.
It might cost a little bit more to go through us, but other costs you'd take on are worth considering : If you're in a [ homeowners association ] and sit on your house to sell, you're paying dues and utilities. A lot of people move out while their house is on the market, so they're paying double mortgage or rent. We think for a lot of people it probably works out.
I don't think it works to convince Iraq with threats but with arguments.
At this stage, we found no clear adverse effects of doing this. Let's recognize that there are sort of two messages here. In the people who required oxygen or ventilation, it clearly works, and the benefits are biggest for those on ventilators. In the people in hospital with Covid who do not require oxygen -- so, their lungs are working moderately well -- then actually there's no benefit, in the trial, our focus was on mortality, which obviously a drug can affect in either direction, but the overall results in the patients on oxygen and ventilation was a clear, clear benefit.
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