works

British  

/ wɜːks /

plural noun

1. (often functioning as singular) a place where a number of people are employed, such as a factory

2. the sum total of a writer's or artist's achievements, esp when considered together

   the works of Shakespeare

3. the deeds of a person, esp virtuous or moral deeds performed as religious acts

   works of charity

4. the interior parts of the mechanism of a machine, etc

   the works of a clock

5. informal in preparation

6. See spanner

7. slang

   1. full or extreme treatment

   2. a very violent physical beating

      to give someone the works

8. slang a syringe

9. (modifier) of or denoting a racing car, etc, that is officially entered by a manufacturer in an event

   a works entry

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Example Sentences

I have no clue how a drone works, nor do I care to understand.

From The Wall Street Journal

BBC Scotland News understands that the person no longer works for an elected representative but is an office bearer in a local branch of the party.

From BBC

Kelly Bartlett, who works in corporate finance and lives in Seattle, said she’s buying her favorite wines before they get even more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal

My wife, 62, still works at her Kumon Center, helping children get better academically in reading, writing and math.

From MarketWatch

Notti, who works as both a physician and a researcher, found this gap especially troubling because many of his sarcoma patients were not benefiting from T cell immunotherapies.

From Science Daily