works

Plural: works

Noun

• buildings for carrying on industrial labor
• everything available; usually preceded by `the'
  • "a hotdog with the works"
• performance of moral or religious acts
  • "the reward for good works"
• the internal mechanism of a device
• activity directed toward making or doing something
• a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
  • "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"
• the occupation for which you are paid
• applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
• (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
• a place where work is done
• the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
• plural of work in its countable senses
• A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.
• A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.
• Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.
• Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).
• A heroin or other drug addict's equipment: syringes, needles, etc.

Verb

• exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
• be employed
  • "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
• have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
  • "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
• perform as expected when applied
• shape, form, or improve a material
• give a workout to
  • "My personal trainer works me hard"
• proceed along a path
• operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
  • "She works the night clubs"
  • "The salesman works the Midwest"
  • "This artist works mostly in acrylics"
• proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
• move in an agitated manner
• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
• cause to work
• prepare for crops
• behave in a certain way when handled
  • "The soft metal works well"
• have and exert influence or effect
• operate in or through
• cause to operate or function
  • "This pilot works the controls"
• provoke or excite
• gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
• make something, usually for a specific function
• move into or onto
• make uniform
• use or manipulate to one's advantage
  • "he works his parents for sympathy"
• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
• cause to undergo fermentation
• go sour or spoil
• arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
• third-person singular simple present indicative of work

Examples

• Aged and degraded oil and grease can really gum up the works.
• I'll have a Behemoth Burger with the works.
• The steel works almost fills the valley.

Synonyms

act, act upon, body of work, bring, crop, cultivate, deeds, do work, employment, exercise, exploit, ferment, figure out, forge, form, full treatment, function, go, industrial plant, influence, kit and boodle, kit and caboodle, knead, lick, make, make for, mold, mould, oeuvre, operate, piece of work, plant, play, process, put to work, puzzle out, run, shape, solve, sour, study, turn, whole caboodle, whole kit, whole kit and boodle, whole kit and caboodle, whole shebang, whole works, work, work on, work out, workings, workplace, wreak, all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, full monty, hook, line and sinker, lock, stock and barrel, the whole bang shoot, the whole nine yards, the works, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole hog, whole package, whole shitting match, whole shooting match, whole smash

Antonyms

idle, malfunction

Related Words

all the way, in the works, the whole nine yards, the whole shebang, the whole shop, worked, wrought