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== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɜːks/ (General American) IPA(key): /wɝks/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ks === Noun === works plural of work in its countable senses ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== worked (adjective), wrought (adjective) === Noun === works (plural works) A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === works pl (plural only) A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens. Hyponym: millworks (with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:everything (with "the") Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal). (slang) A heroin or other drug addict's equipment: syringes, needles, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== (mechanism or machinery): spanner in the works ==== Translations ==== === Verb === works third-person singular simple present indicative of work === See also === all the way in the works the whole nine yards the whole shebang the whole shop