works
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4.8
- noun
- /wɜrks/
- Specialized
:
mecanismo
- Quotations from Poe are from the Collected Works, edited by James A. Harrison (1902); citations are to volume and page.
- Collected Works
- Works of art
- Complete Works
Examples
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Further translations were published in 1980 in a volume entitled The Publicist Works of American Romanticism, edited by Alexander Nikolyukin.
Academic text (2003) -
Checklist of Works Relating to American Children's Literature Histories and Historical Approaches
Academic text (1992) -
New Deal-era legislation offered assistance to the unemployed and the poor through the Works Progress Administration and other programs.
Academic text (2005) -
For those functions related to communication, Microsoft's Works word processing, database, and spreadsheet program was purchased.
Academic text (1999) -
The research conclusions summarized in What Works were collected and double-checked by a large panel of experts.
Academic text (1990) -
The engineer explained how the works of the clock ensured it kept perfect time.
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After examining the works of the machine, the technician discovered a faulty component.
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Understanding the internal works of a computer helps in troubleshooting issues effectively.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A group of connected parts that work together as a whole, like a computer or machine
104
3.3
Large tools and equipment used in factories or farms
1
3.9
The parts inside a machine or system that make it run
1
7.2
The parts that make up a machine or device
Hidden parts inside a system that make it work
Idioms
- Informal
55
3.8
Everything extra you can have, like extra burger toppings or a full spa service
1
8.6
Cause problems on purpose that stop a plan or process from working smoothly
Compounds
21
2.4
Roads, schools, and bridges that the government builds and keeps for people to use
- Formal
6
3.9
Government plan that gives people jobs building or fixing roads and buildings
- Jargon
A group of employees chosen by workers to speak to managers about pay and work conditions
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Works comes from the old English word work, which meant 'something done' or an action, and people began to call the moving parts inside a clock or watch the 'works' because those parts 'do' the job. So the 'works' of a machine are its inner parts that make it work.