# works

Pronunciation: say "WURKS" US /wɝks/, UK /wɜːks/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of work. — third-person singular simple present indicative of work
   - Simple: The form of work used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The committee works closely with local schools each term._
   - _This medication works by blocking certain receptors in the brain._

## Noun

2. Plural of work in its countable senses. — plural of work in its countable senses
   - Simple: Plural of work in its countable senses. Use this when talking about more than one creation or piece.
   - _The retrospective gathered the artist's major works from four decades._
   - _Several of the composer's late works reshaped the string quartet._
3. A factory, or a collection of industrial buildings and facilities where manufacturing takes place.
   - Simple: A factory or group of buildings where things are made.
   - _The town grew up around a sprawling textile works in the nineteenth century._
   - _After the steel works shut, thousands of families lost their income._
4. Everything that is available or possible, especially every topping that can go on a food item.
   - Simple: Everything that can be added or included, especially all the toppings on a food.
   - _I'll have the burger with the works: cheese, bacon, onions, and pickles._
   - _The wedding had the works: a live band, a dance floor, and an open bar._
5. The internal mechanism or machinery of something; the parts that make it function.
   - Simple: The moving parts inside a machine that make it run.
   - _The watchmaker carefully oiled the delicate works inside the case._
   - _Something in the works had seized, so the printing press wouldn't start._
6. Drastic or abusive treatment; a beating, severe criticism, or summary dismissal.
   - Simple: Harsh or rough treatment, such as a beating, heavy criticism, or being fired.
   - _Internal affairs gave the suspect the works during the long interrogation._
   - _When the scandal broke, the press gave the senator the works._
7. The equipment used to inject heroin or other drugs, including syringes, needles, and related paraphernalia. *(slang)*
   - Simple: The needles, syringes, and other tools used to inject drugs.
   - _Paramedics found the works on the table beside him when they arrived._
   - _Needle exchanges hand out clean works to help curb infections._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/works (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).