works

/ 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. in the works informal.
   in preparation
6. spanner in the works
   See spanner
7. the works 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

Example Sentences

"We are still stuck with the problems we faced before. We still don't have financial help even to fulfil our daily needs," 26-year-old garment factory worker Manjula Devi, who works in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone near Colombo, told the BBC.

From BBC

“He’s just a guy who puts his head down and works every day,” wideout Kyle Ford said.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is the way it works in dictatorships,” said Painter, who ran for Senate in Minnesota in 2018 as a Democrat.

From Los Angeles Times

He now works for aerospace consultancy Leeham.

From BBC

But what these angry pundits truly reveal is how little they understand about how science works.

From Slate