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works

/wɝks/noun1 syllable

Works means: everything available; usually preceded by ‘the’.

Synonyms for works22

noun, as in everything available; usually preceded by ‘the’

whole shebang, whole kit and caboodle, kit and caboodle, whole kit and boodle, kit and boodle, whole kit, whole caboodle, whole works, full treatment

noun, as in buildings for carrying on industrial labor

plant, industrial plant

noun, as in performance of moral or religious acts

deeds

noun, as in the internal mechanism of a device

workings

also used for works

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

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What does works mean?4

noun

1

everything available; usually preceded by ‘the’“we saw the whole shebang”

2

buildings for carrying on industrial labor“they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles”

3

performance of moral or religious acts“salvation by deeds”

4

the internal mechanism of a device

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with works?5

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Works in a sentence

  • Beyond the novel, we come to works whose avowed aim is information.unknown
  • He works as a teacher, but actually he is a spy.CK
  • He works slowly, because he takes things seriously.unknown
  • He works a few days a week, and gets a little money.unknown
  • He works few days a week, and gets little money.unknown
  • He works as hard as ever, but he remains poor.unknown
  • He is old, but at all events he works well.unknown
  • Your father works for a bank, doesn't he?CK

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