works in English

noun

1

activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

he was tired after a day's work in the fields

synonyms: labor, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort, industry, service, grind, sweat, elbow grease, travail

2

mental or physical activity as a means of earning income; employment.

I'm still looking for work

synonyms: employment, a job, a position, a situation, a post, an occupation, a profession, a career, a vocation, a calling, wage labor, tasks, jobs, duties, assignments, projects, chores

3

a task or tasks to be undertaken; something a person or thing has to do.

they made sure the work was progressing smoothly

4

something done or made.

her work hangs in all the main American collections

synonyms: handiwork, doing, act, deed

5

the operative part of a clock or other machine.

she could almost hear the tick of its works

6

the exertion of force overcoming resistance or producing molecular change.

The walker's muscles must do this amount of work , to replace the lost kinetic energy, in every step.

7

everything needed, desired, or expected.

the heavens put on a show: sheet lightning, hailstones—the works

synonyms: everything, the full treatment, the lot, the whole shebang, the full nine yards, the whole kit and kaboodle, the whole ball of wax

verb

1

be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a purpose or result, especially in one's job; do work.

an engineer who had been working on a design for a more efficient wing

2

(of a machine or system) operate or function, especially properly or effectively.

his cell phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point

synonyms: function, go, run, operate, behave

3

bring (a material or mixture) to a desired shape or consistency by hammering, kneading, or some other method.

work the mixture into a paste with your hands

synonyms: knead, squeeze, form, mix, stir, blend

4

move or cause to move gradually or with difficulty into another position, typically by means of constant movement or pressure.

comb from tip to root, working out the knots at the end

synonyms: maneuver, manipulate, guide, edge, maneuver, make, thread, wind, weave, wend

noun

whole works, whole shebang, whole caboodle, kit and caboodle, whole kit and caboodle
deeds
plant, industrial plant
workings

noun

labor, employment, composition, writings, handiwork, deeds, everything, workplace, oeuvre, study, piece of work
labor, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort, industry, service, grind, sweat, elbow grease, travail
employment, a job, a position, a situation, a post, an occupation, a profession, a career, a vocation, a calling, wage labor, tasks, jobs, duties, assignments, projects, chores
composition, piece, creation, opus, oeuvre
writings, oeuvre, canon, output
handiwork, doing, act, deed
deeds, acts, actions
everything, the full treatment, the lot, the whole shebang, the full nine yards, the whole kit and kaboodle, the whole ball of wax
workplace
employment
oeuvre, body of work
study
piece of work

verb

toil, be employed, cultivate, function, operate, succeed, bring about, arrange it/things, stir (up), knead, maneuver, twitch, turn, act, act upon, bring, work on, exploit, do work, forge, exercise, ferment, puzzle out, make
toil, labor, exert oneself, slave (away), keep at it, put one's nose to the grindstone, slog (away), plug away, put one's back into it, knock oneself out, sweat blood, travail
be employed, have a job, earn one's living, do business
cultivate, farm, till, plow
function, go, run, operate, behave
operate, use, handle, control, manipulate, run
succeed, work out, turn out well, go as planned, get results, be effective, come off, pay off, do/turn the trick
bring about, accomplish, achieve, produce, perform, create, engender, contrive, effect
arrange it/things, manipulate it/things, contrive it, pull strings, fix it, swing it, wangle it
stir (up), excite, drive, move, rouse, fire, galvanize, whip up, agitate
knead, squeeze, form, mix, stir, blend
maneuver, manipulate, guide, edge
twitch, quiver, convulse
maneuver, make, thread, wind, weave, wend
turn, ferment, sour
act
act upon, influence
bring, make for, play, wreak
knead
operate, function, go, run
work on, process
exploit
do work
forge, form, mold, shape
exercise, work out
cultivate, crop
ferment
puzzle out, solve, figure out, lick, work out
make

Use "works" in a sentence

1. 41.00.3 | Construction works for residential buildings (new works, additions, alterations and renovation works) |

2. 41.00.40 | Construction works for non-residential buildings (new works, additions, alterations and renovation works) | 5412 |

3. Cross-border section, works base tunnel; studies and works access routes

4. It Works Wonderfully!

5. Works every time.

6. Fear always works.

7. God accepted our works as He did the works of Abraham.

8. She works nights.

9. So we can't assume that what works on staph works on Botulins

10. That usually works.

11. Fate works in wonders.

12. Let's hope it works.

13. There, the gismo works.

14. Huh... this thing works!

15. 3 Time works wonders.

16. He works and works, and then he brings home luxuries rather than necessities.

17. Works in the doctors'lounge.

18. Banding works during the Combat phase, and it works differently depending on who's attacking.

19. Cleansed for Fine Works

20. She works in insurance.

21. She works in admin.

22. A farmer works outdoors.

23. See how that works?

24. Unbelievably it actually works.

25. He works on weekends.

26. Radiation, chemotherapy, the works.

27. It works on seizures.

28. She works in futures.

29. So it actually works.

30. He works so hard!

31. Director of Electrical Works.

32. Well, that works too.

33. It works around corners.

34. Wishing you works delectation!

35. He works unbelievably hard.

36. BT Works is a employment-focused social enterprise, established by Backtrack Youth Works in 2017

37. She exercises/cleans/works Compulsively

38. 2" - Works with Bulkhead…

39. Moreover, Atomic works perfectly for…

40. "Flipkart works because of discounts.

41. Acidic content, the whole works

42. The Ethernet cable still works.

43. New kid, works for cheap.

44. This works on neck wrinkles?

45. 4 Time works great changes.

46. He works in short bursts.

47. He works well under pressure.

48. The system, though ponderous, works.

49. She works mainly in copper.

50. His good works were legion.