Works

Definition: Works

Works

Noun

1. Buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles".

2. Everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment".

3. Performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds" or "the reward for good works".

4. The internal mechanism of a device.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "works" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Metallurgy

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Works

Benevolence

Charitableness; Adjective: bounty, almsgiving; good works, beneficence, "the luxury of doing good ".

Council

Senate, senatus, parliament, chamber of deputies, directory, reichsrath, rigsdag, cortes, storthing, witenagemote, junta, divan, musnud, sanhedrim; classis; Amphictyonic council; duma, house of representatives; legislative assembly, legislative council; riksdag, volksraad, witan, caput, consistory, chapter, syndicate; court of appeal; (tribunal); board of control, board of works; vestry; county council, local board.

Director

Secretary, secretary of state; Reis Effendi; vicar; (deputy); steward, factor; agent; bailiff, middleman; foreman, clerk of works; landreeve; factotum, major-domo, seneschal, housekeeper, shepherd, croupier; proctor, procurator.

Lawsuit

Case; decision, precedent; decided case, reports (legal reference works, see reference books).

Production

Spontaneous generation; archegenesis, archebiosis; biogenesis, abiogenesis, digenesis, dysmerogenesis, eumerogenesis, heterogenesis, oogenesis, merogenesis, metogenesis, monogenesis, parthenogenesis, homogenesis, xenogenesis; authorship, publication; works, opus, oeuvre.

Workshop

Noun: workshop, workhouse, workplace, shop, place of business; manufactory, mill, plant, works, factory; cabinet, studio; office, branch office bureau, atelier.

Crosswords: Works

This is why Superman works alone (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

It works for me (Driving Miss Daisy; writing credit: Alfred Uhry)

Hey Vaughan, I heard you been putting it on ol' Albert Sellers who works over at the funeral home (Sling Blade; writing credit: Charles Chaplin)

I think he works there (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield)

I find it works well enough to get me from one planet to another (The Day the Earth Stood Still; writing credit: Harry Bates; Edmund H. North)

She works hard (SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY; performing artist: Donna Summer)

Oh, but with us it always works (Whip Appeal; performing artist: Babyface; writing credit: Babyface, Perri Smith)

Do what works for you (Anything; performing artist: Jay-Z)

What works for me can work for you (Causing A Commotion; performing artist: Madonna)

His father works some days for fourteen hours (Living for the City; performing artist: Stevie Wonder)

Microsoft Works (references; author: unknown)

If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid. (references; author: unknown)

Power works best in the hands of those who don't want it. (references; author: unknown)

My mind works like lightning. One brilliant flash, and it is gone. (references; author: unknown)

There are two theories about arguing with women. Neither one works. (references; author: unknown)

First Works (2002)

Works & Days (1969)

The Wax Works (1934)

Shoot the Works (1934)

Monty Works the Wires (1921)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• American Water Works Co Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Ando Chemical Works Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Boryszew S.A. Chemical and Plastic Works: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Asahi Concrete Works Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Dead Sea Works Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Crashing Satan's Party: Destroying the Works of the Adversary in Your Life (reference)

• The political economy of crisis and underdevelopment in Africa: selected works of Claude Ake (reference)

• The Works of Gilbert Crispin Abbot of Westminster (Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi, Vol Viii) (reference)

• A bibliography and notes on the works of Lascelles Abercrombie (reference)

• Menaphon. Camillas Alarum to Slumbering Euphues, Euphues His Censure to Philautus 1587-189 (The Life and Complete Works of Robert Greene, M.A. - Volume 6) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Complete Works Of W H Auden (reference)

• Who Works In Cart (reference)

• Paintings Drawings Sculpture & Prints & Jewelry Coins & Watches & 20th Century Decorative Works Of Art (reference)

• City And County Of San Francisco Municipal Code - Public Works (reference)

• Clerk Of Works (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Plymptoons - The Classic Works of Bill Plympton (Special Edition) (reference)

• Training That Works For Your Dog with April Frost (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Guitar & Piano 20th Century Works (reference)

• Lo the Full Final Sacrifice & Other Choral Works (reference)

• Nesciens Mater: Choral Works (reference)

• Gargoyles And Chimeras-Exotic Works For Organ (reference)

• Chopin: Favorite Piano Works (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Coaster Works (reference)

• Microsoft Works Suite 2003 (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Nesco American Harvest, BJW-1, Beef Jerky Works Kit (reference)

• Remington HS-500 Full-Size Paraffin Spa Body Works Kit for Hands and Feet (reference)

• MSA Safety Works 10037909 Gas Mask Hood (reference)

• Shop Scoop Works 01401 Shop Scoop (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Pictured is a molecular biology lab at MIT where a woman scientist works with an apparatus that counts radioactivity incorporated into DNA. She is shown here checking samples in the research work she is performing. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shown is a oriental woman reading a booklet at a pharmacy counter while a pharmacist works in the background. See artwork: OCC-04. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

"The Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company's Works". In: "Puget Sound and Western Washington Cities-Towns Scenery", by Robert A. Reid, Robert A. Reid Publisher, Seattle, 1912. P. 72. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A Mississippi state biologist works with bait fishermen to conserve local stocks. Credit: Fisheries.

One diver prepares to attach coral, another diver works using surface supplied air. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A man works at the dredging process. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Aquanaut works at computer inside AQUARIUS. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Lobster works a pit in a shell bed. Homarus americanus. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Junior Survey Tech Lillian Stuart works on GOES tide gauge transmitter. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

RAINIER Field Operations Officer, Lt. E. J. Van Den Ameele, works with Senior Survey Tech Winli Lin leveling the tide gauge while Survey Tech Nicole Stagner holds the level rod. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

This rule, which the infinite wise maker hath set to the works of his hands, we find the inferior creatures steadily obey. (Second Treatise of Government)

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. (reference)

It is well known how the monks wrote silly lives of Catholic Saints over the manuscripts on which the classical works of ancient heathendom had been written. (reference)

Appeal to the tribunal of the League of Nations does not require the suspension of the works. (reference)

We all know the frightful disturbances in which the ordinary family is plunged when the curse of war swoops down upon the bread-winner and those for whom he works and contrives. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection. (reference)

The atmosphere and environment of incommunicado interrogation as it exists today is inherently intimidating, and works to undermine the privilege against self-incrimination. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

An icicle must have got into the works.

Yeah, I work out how it can best be done, right, but it always works out. It's like having a Galacticredit card which keeps on working though you never send off the cheques

The people, who do not look for unworthy motives in holy works, admired and were softened

His days and works and thoughts could make no atonement for him, the fountains of sanctifying grace having ceased to refresh his soul

The works of the roots of the vines, of the trees, must be destroyed to keep up the price, and this is the saddest, bitterest thing of all.

It certainly is fair to look at that class by whose labor the works which distinguish this generation are accomplished

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

PET works on a simple principle. (references)

GABA works by decreasing brain activity. (references)

How hypnosis works is not fully understood. (references)

Business

It includes all literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. (references)

The Abu Dhabi Public Works Department is the contracting authority. (references)

Perceived lack of support works against vehicles sold in small quantities. (references)

Children

Fiji

The Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons works to protect the rights of persons with disabilities. (references)

Russia

Perspektiva works with children and medical personnel in an orphanage for children with disabilities in Pavlovsk. (references)

Ghana

As a charge of the priest, the girl works in the shrine and undergoes instruction in the traditional indigenous religion. (references)

Civil Liberties

Panama

Rodriguez still works at La Prensa. (references)

Algeria

Personal copies of the major works of other religions, such as the Bible, may be brought into the country. (references)

Hong Kong

At the same time, however, Gao's writings sold briskly as public interest in the writer's works increased. (references)

Discrimination

Hong Kong

However, it accepts that special circumstances exist, such as when the employee works or lives in the employer's home. (references)

Economic History

Bahrain

Tenders for these works will be issued soon. (references)

Guatemala

Such works are sub-contracted to private firms. (references)

Human Rights

Lithuania

The juveniles' criminal justice implementation program (1999-2002) works to make the juvenile punishment system more humane. (references)

Marshall Islands

The women's NGO WUTIMI works on women's, children's, and family issues and is playing an increasing role in discussion of social issues. (references)

Guatemala

Several hundred files containing personal information about street children with whom Casa Alianza works were strewn all over the floor. (references)

Minorities

Hungary

The Roma Civic Rights Foundation visits and reports on cases of forced eviction, and works on urging local governments to provide temporary shelters. (references)

Slovak Republic

There was no progress during the year in a number of 2000 cases of violence against Roma, and others including, an August case in which Rom Jan Sudman was shot and injured while doing clean-up work in the public works program; a July case in which a group of 50 Roman armed with machetes, knives, axes, and iron rods allegedly forced a moving car to stop and attacked one of its occupants; a March case in which approximately 20 supporters of the skinhead movement attacked 2 Brazilians and 2 Angolans in Bratislava; and a January case in which a group of skinheads beat an African American citizen. (references)

Political Economy

Denmark

The Prime Minister works through cabinet ministers and their ministries. (references)

Political Rights

Liberia

Education, health services, and public works are provided by the central Government. (references)

Dominica

Douglas died in office in October 2000, and the former Minister of Communication and Works, Pierre Charles, became the Prime Minister. (references)

Qatar

The Council is a nonpartisan body that addresses local issues such as street repair, green space, trash collection, and public works projects. (references)

Trade

Argentina

Certain works of art are prohibited from exporting. (references)

Czech Rep

CS Prague works closely with TDA and with Czech and American firms to identify potential projects. (references)

Romania

Preferential credits are no longer granted for seasonal agricultural works or for industrial exports. (references)

Travel

Chad

Chad's infrastructure is quite limited but a number of improvements are in the works. (references)

Sweden

There is an anecdote that concludes the Swedish worker is the most efficient in the world, unfortunately he only works 8 months a year. (references)

Costa Rica

To serve the Guanacaste beach area, the Liberia International Airport was inaugurated in December 1991 and became fully operational in 1995. An upgraded Liberia airport to boost tourism in the Guanacaste/Gulf of Papagayo tourist area is in the works. (references)

Women

Taiwan

The committee also works with NGO's on these issues. (references)

Uzbekistan

A women's group in Surkhandarya works with women with disabilities and promotes their rights. (references)

Mauritania

The Secretariat for Women's Affairs works with many NGO's and cooperatives to improve the status of women. (references)

Worker Rights

France

The NGO L'Amicale du Nid works directly with prostitutes. (references)

United Kingdom

A third NGO, Womankind Worldwide, works with overseas partners on trafficking. (references)

Moldova

The NGO Save the Children works with trafficking victims, especially repatriated girls. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

My works

Expressions using "works": advice on pending works message ♦ approach works ♦ automobile works ♦ Brick works ♦ cement works ♦ central works council ♦ Coal works ♦ collected works ♦ Collected Works [Publication Type] ♦ complete works ♦ construction works ♦ contract works insurance ♦ Copper works ♦ diversion works ♦ divisional works council ♦ dyeing works ♦ enabling works ♦ engineering works ♦ European Works Council ♦ ex works ♦ False works ♦ Fictional Works [Publication Type] ♦ finishing works ♦ fire works ♦ Gas works ♦ give smb. the works ♦ Glass works ♦ good works ♦ group works council ♦ gum up the works ♦ he works like a tiger ♦ how Jargon Works ♦ iron and steel works ♦ Iron works ♦ jack works ♦ lead works ♦ ministry of public works ♦ Pictorial Works [Publication Type] ♦ Popular Works [Publication Type] ♦ print works ♦ printing works ♦ prose works ♦ protective works ♦ public works ♦ relief works ♦ reports legal reference works ♦ response of pending works message ♦ road works ♦ salt works ♦ saltpetre works ♦ sewage works ♦ she works in nude show ♦ shoot the works ♦ shut the works down ♦ smelting works ♦ soap works ♦ steel works ♦ Stolen Works of Art ♦ stream works ♦ the works ♦ Unpublished Works [Publication Type] ♦ upper works ♦ wagon works ♦ water works ♦ Waterford Works ♦ whole works ♦ works council ♦ works council health and safety committee ♦ works manager ♦ works of a watch ♦ works of mercy ♦ works of supererogation ♦ works premises ♦ works program ♦ works siding. Additional references.

Beginning with "works": works-car, works-council, works-led, works-manager.

Ending with "works": gas-works, photo-works, public-works, road-works.

Albanian

uzinë (factory, mill, plant), stacion (stage, stand, station, stop). (various references)

Arabic 

‏أعمال (doing, doings), ‏أشغال (repair). (various references)

Bulgarian 

строежи, укрепления (defences, defenses, fortifications), фабрика (factory, hacienda, manufactory, mill, plant, shop), механизъм (action, assembly, contrivance, device, gear, machine, machinery, mechanism, motion, movement), завод (factory, mill, plant, shop). (various references)

Chinese 

詞 (classical Chinese poem, diction, how, phrases, word), 書籍 (books), 作品 , 工作 (Job, Jobs, Work, Worked, Working, workings), 廠 (cliff, depot, factory, slope, workhouse, yard). (various references)

Czech

vagónka (wagon works), všechno zbabrat (gum up the works), solivarna (salt works, saltern), sebrané spisy (collected works, omnibus), ocelárna (steel works, steelworks), kanalizaèní stanice (sewage works), cementárna (cement works). (various references)

Danish

værktøj (means, tool), remedier (artillery, business, factory, kit, machinery, outfit, rig, tools), fixesæt (artillery, business, factory, kit, machinery, outfit, rig, tools), fabrik (factory), bygværk (engineering structure). (various references)

Dutch

werken (act, be effective, ferment, function, have effect, operate, run, vary, work), oeuvre. (various references)

Esperanto

verkaro. (various references)

Finnish

tehdas (factory, mill). (various references)

French

usine (work), travaux (work done under contract), travaille, popote, ouvrage d'art, gear, factory, contrat de travaux,de fournitures et de services, artillerie, arsenal. (various references)

German

Werk (act, affair, business, business deal, case, deed, factory, matter, mechanism, plant, product, production, work). (various references)

Greek 

εργοστάσιο (factory, manufactory, mill, plant). (various references)

Hebrew 

מעשים טובים (good deeds, good works, well doing). (various references)

Hungarian

mûvek, -művek (-works), műtárgyak (constructive works), gyártelep (plant, -works), gyár (factory, house, manufacturing plant, mill, plant, -works), erődítmények, erődök, üzem (factory, manufactory, mill, plant, run, smooth working, -works). (various references)

Indonesian

afal (deeds). (various references)

Italian

stabilimento (establishment, factory, plant), opificio (factory), opera d'arte (engineering structure), officina (garage, repair shop, work, workshop), fabbrica (fabric, factory, industry, manufactory, mill, plant, work), contratto di appalto di opere,forniture e servizi (supply and services contract), attrezzatura (equipment, outfit, rig, rigging, tackle). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

製造所 (factory, manufactory, mill), 製作所 (factory, plant), 著作物 (written thing), 作業場 (workshop). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

さぎょうば (workshop), せいぞうしょ (factory, manufactory, mill), せいぞうじょ (factory, manufactory, mill), せいさくしょ (factory, plant), せいさくじょ (factory, plant), ちょさくぶつ (written thing). (various references)

Korean 

일 (Affair, Day, days, Job, Jobs, Work, Working, workings). (various references)

Manx

obbraghyn (work, work of clock etc, workings). (various references)

Pig Latin

orksway.(various references)

Portuguese

funciona, atividade (action, activeness, activity, ado, agency, alacrity, busyness, drive, game, go-ahead, hustle, industry, liveliness, operation, quickness, work), contrato de obras,de fornecimentos e de serviços (supply and services contract), diligência (application, cart house, demarche, diligence, endeavor, endeavour, expedition, industry, omnibus, sedulity, stagecoach, step, work), esforço (ado, attempt, campaign, doing, endeavor, endeavour, exertion, fetch, pain, painstaking, strain, straining, struggle, tax, tension, test, work), fábrica (construction, factory, manufactory, mill, shop), apetrechos (equipage, gear, habiliment, paraphernalia, tackle), faina (work), trabalhos, labor (job, labor, labour, work), lida (work), obra-de-arte (engineering structure), obrascompletasdeumautor, ocupação (avocation, business, busyness, calling, chore, duty, employ, employment, engagement, job, labor, labour, occupation, office, ploy, profession, racket, service, tenure, work), trabalho (ado, craftsmanship, employment, function, hardship, job-, labor, labour, needlework, pain, painstaking, service, work, workmanship), fadiga (difficulty, hardship, toil, weariness, weight, work). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

funciona. (various references)

Romanian

fabricã (factory, industry, manufactory, mill, plant, work), atelier (manufactory, parlor, parlour, shed, shop, studio, workhouse, workroom, workshop). (various references)

Russian 

завод (enterprise, factory, mill, plant). (various references)

Scottish

loibean (one who works in all weathers and places). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

mehanizam (mechanism), fabrika (factory, manufactory, mill, plant), dela (doings). (various references)

Spanish

fábrica (fabric, factory, manufacture, masonry, mill, plant, structure). (various references)

Swedish

verkstad (laboratorie, shop, workshop), fabrik (factory, manufactory, mill, plant). (various references)

Thai

ทำให้ยุ่งยากในการทำบางอย่าง (jam up the works). (various references)

Turkish

yapıtlar, yapı (architecture, being, blood, build, building, chemistry, composition, conformation, constitution, construction, contexture, corpus, disposition, edifice, erection, fabric, fiber, fibre, form, frame, framework, habit, habit of body, make, make up, making, Mold, mould, nature, organism, presence, quality, set up, strain, structural, structure, system, texture), tesis (facility, foundation, institution, plant, service area, tablishment), istihkâm (bulwark, fortification), imalathane (factory, mill, workshop), işler (affairs, things), iş (activity, affair, appointment, assignment, ball game, billet, biz, business, calling, cause, commerce, concern, dealing, deed, doing, doings, employment, ergo-, function, gig, handiwork, job, metier, mission, occupation, occupational, operation, piece, piece of work, place, ploy, post, profession, pursuit, racket, regulation, shop, show, spindle, stint, task, things to do, trade, work, working, workings), fabrika (factory, hacienda, mill, plant, workshop), eserler, atölye (atelier, machine shop, studio, workplace, work-room, workshop), çalışmalar (studies). (various references)

Turkmen 

юahyrlyk (creations, poetic works). (various references)

Ukrainian

фабрика (factory, manufactory, mill), технічна споруда, конструкція (build, construction, frame), виробки, механізм (action, apparatus, arrangement, gear, machine, mechanism), завод (plant), побиття. (various references)

Welsh

gweithfa. (various references)

opera, opere, operi, operibus, operis, operum, opus, opusque. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "works": worksheet, worksheets, workshop, workshops, workstation, workstations. (additional references)

Words ending with "works": artworks, basketworks, beadworks, bodyworks, breastworks, brickworks, bridgeworks, brightworks, brushworks, buhlworks, busyworks, byworks, cabinetworks, capeworks, caseworks, clockworks, coachworks, crewelworks, cribworks, cutworks, dayworks, donkeyworks, drawnworks, ductworks, earthworks, falseworks, fancyworks, farmworks, fieldworks, fireworks, flatworks, footworks, formworks, frameworks, fretworks, frostworks, gasworks, glassworks, grillworks, groundworks, guessworks, hackworks, hairworks, handiworks, handworks, headworks, homeworks, houseworks, interworks, ironworks, journeyworks. (additional references)

Words containing "works": postworkshop. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Works" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: orks, Orsk, Rorkes, warks, werka, werks, wocks, wokes, worc, worce, worch, wores, worls, worns, woros, wors, worsh, worts, worx. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: kors, rows, woks, work.

-2 letters: kor, kos, ors, row, sow, wok, wos.

-3 letters: or, os, ow, so, wo.

+2 letters: byworks, knowers, reworks, workers, workups.

+3 letters: artworks, busywork, casework, cutworks, dayworks, dorhawks, gasworks, keywords, kotowers, legworks, meshwork, networks, outworks, pinworks, rowlocks, saltwork, seatwork, silkworm, skywrote, slopwork, studwork, taskwork, tinworks, topworks, tryworks, warlocks, warworks, waxworks, webworks, workbags, workdays, workings, workless, workouts, workshop.

+4 letters: backsword, beadworks, bodyworks, bookworms, brushwork, buhlworks, busyworks, capeworks, caseworks, checkrows, cockcrows, cookwares, corkscrew, corkwoods, coworkers, cribworks, crosswalk, ductworks, falsework, farmworks, fireworks, flatworks, footworks, foreknows, formworks, fretworks, frostwork, glasswork, guesswork, hackworks, hairworks, handworks, headworks, homeworks, hookworms, housework, ironworks, kowtowers, laceworks, lathworks, leadworks, lifeworks, linkworks, markdowns, meshworks, milkworts, millworks, muckworms, openworks, overworks, porkwoods, presswork, rackworks, roadworks, rockaways, rockweeds, rockworks, ropewalks, saltworks, seatworks, semiworks, shellwork, silkworms, slopworks, snowmaker, spadework, steelwork, stickwork, stonework, studworks, swordlike, taskworks, teamworks, timeworks, tubeworks, walkovers, wireworks, woodlarks, woodworks, woolworks, wordbooks, workboats, workbooks, workboxes, workfares, workfolks, workhorse, workhouse, workloads, workmates, workrooms, worksheet, workshops, workweeks, wristlock, yardworks.