What does works mean?

works means "buildings for carrying on industrial labor". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in works?

works has 1 syllable: works. In IPA it is /ˈwɝks/.

What is another word for works?

Close synonyms include plant, industrial plant, whole shebang, whole kit and caboodle, kit and caboodle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is works a common word?

works is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with works?

2 words rhyme with works. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

works — meaning, pronunciation and 4 definitions

noun

4 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
“they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles”
Synonymsplant industrial plant
Broaderbuilding complex
Narrowerbottling plant brewery distillery factory mint packinghouse recycling plant refinery saltworks sewage disposal plant
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”
Synonymswhole shebang whole kit and caboodle kit and caboodle whole kit and boodle kit and boodle whole kit whole caboodle whole works full treatment
Broaderentirety
3.
performance of moral or religious acts
“salvation by deeds”
“the reward for good works”
Synonymsdeeds
Broaderactivity
plural
4.
the internal mechanism of a device
Synonymsworkings
Broadermechanism
plural

Other forms of works

plural: workses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about works

What does works mean?: works means "buildings for carrying on industrial labor". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in works?: works has 1 syllable: works. In IPA it is /ˈwɝks/.
What is another word for works?: Close synonyms include plant, industrial plant, whole shebang, whole kit and caboodle, kit and caboodle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is works a common word?: works is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with works?: 2 words rhyme with works. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for works come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

4 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
“they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles”
Synonymsplant industrial plant
Broaderbuilding complex
Narrowerbottling plant brewery distillery factory mint packinghouse recycling plant refinery saltworks sewage disposal plant
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”
Synonymswhole shebang whole kit and caboodle kit and caboodle whole kit and boodle kit and boodle whole kit whole caboodle whole works full treatment
Broaderentirety
3.
performance of moral or religious acts
“salvation by deeds”
“the reward for good works”
Synonymsdeeds
Broaderactivity
plural
4.
the internal mechanism of a device
Synonymsworkings
Broadermechanism
plural

Other forms of works

plural: workses·

Questions about works

What does works mean?: works means "buildings for carrying on industrial labor". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in works?: works has 1 syllable: works. In IPA it is /ˈwɝks/.
What is another word for works?: Close synonyms include plant, industrial plant, whole shebang, whole kit and caboodle, kit and caboodle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is works a common word?: works is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with works?: 2 words rhyme with works. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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