works

noun
/wɜːks/

A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.

Example

“The steel works almost fills the valley.”

Other meanings

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.”

Synonyms

plant
industrial plant

A kind of

building complex

Kinds of works

brewery
still
factory
mint
packing plant
recycling plant
refinery
sewage disposal plant

Related words

clerk of the works
clerk of works
works righteousness

Example sentences

“I'm testing whether the language detection works again.”
Tatoeba · TRANG · CC0
“What works for cities doesn't necessarily work elsewhere.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“She works hard to master her skills.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “works” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.