Added 4 October 2026
works
/wɜːks/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about works at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
noun
-
A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.
The steel works almost fills the valley.
noun
-
A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.
Aged and degraded oil and grease can really gum up the works.
-
Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.
I'll have a Behemoth Burger with the works.
- Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of work