buildings for carrying on industrial labor
"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
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"
plural of work in its countable senses
"The old washing machine stopped working because its internal works became jammed with a sock."
A mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens.
In plain English: Works are things that have been created by people, such as art, music, or inventions.
"The works were delayed due to heavy rain, so I missed my train."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of work
"She works late every night to finish her project before the deadline."
In plain English: To work means to put effort into doing something or to function properly.
"The new software works perfectly on my computer."
plural of Work
"She spent her entire afternoon organizing all her tax documents and financial records in a large file labeled "Works"."
Derived from Old English weorc, this plural noun originally referred to manual labor, building projects, or mechanical devices. It evolved from the singular form meaning "work" or "deed," retaining that core sense of productive activity in its modern usage.