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WORKS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Performance of moral or religious acts
Example:
the reward for good works
Synonyms:
deeds; works
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("works" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Buildings for carrying on industrial labor
Example:
they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
Synonyms:
industrial plant; plant; works
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("works" is a kind of...):
building complex; complex (a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures)
Domain member category:
gas system (facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "works"):
bottling plant (a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps)
brewery (a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation)
distillery; still (a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation)
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
mint (a plant where money is coined by authority of the government)
packing plant; packinghouse (a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products)
recycling plant (a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials)
refinery (an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance)
saltworks (a plant where salt is produced commercially)
disposal plant; sewage disposal plant (a plant for disposing of sewage)
smelter; smeltery (an industrial plant for smelting)
wine maker; winery (an establishment where wine is made)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The internal mechanism of a device
Synonyms:
workings; works
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("works" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Everything available; usually preceded by 'the'
Example:
for $10 you get the full treatment
Synonyms:
full treatment; kit and boodle; kit and caboodle; whole caboodle; whole kit; whole kit and boodle; whole kit and caboodle; whole shebang; whole works; works
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("works" is a kind of...):
entireness; entirety; integrality; totality (the state of being total and complete)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb work
Context examples:
Look how your brother works, but you do not even earn your salt.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
A diarylquinoline antibiotic that works by inhibiting mycobacterial ATP synthase.
(Bedaquiline, NCI Thesaurus)
And we've only just begun to understand how it all works.
(Fundamental Rules for How The Brain Controls Movement, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Researchers don't fully understand how acupuncture works.
(Acupuncture, NIH: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
You and your doctor may have to try a few before finding what works best for you.
(Antidepressants, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
Describes a drug or effect that works against tuberculosis (a contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs).
(Antitubercular Agent, NCI Dictionary)
A birth defect may affect how the body looks, works or both.
(Birth Defects, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The research shows that it works against a broad spectrum of human pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant strains such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
(Scientists discover how blue and green clays kill bacteria, NSF)
Monoclonal antibodies are made in the laboratory and can locate and bind to substances in the body, including cancer cells. cCLB8 works by blocking inflammation and tumor growth.
(cCLB8, NCI Dictionary)
The IPR discovery is recent enough that the researchers still need more analysis to understand how it actually works.
(New Pathway for Handling Stress Discovered, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
