works

6 definitions • 15 examples

everything that you might want or expect to find in a particular situation:

The bridegroom was wearing a morning suit, gloves, top hat - the works.

with the works mainly US And can I have two large pizzas with the works (= with all available types of food on top).

We both had starters, a main course, and a dessert - the works!

I had a facial, a massage, my eyebrows fixed, my nails done - the works.

It was a super-expensive hotel with the whole works: a swimming pool, gym, steam and sauna room, tennis courts.

an industrial building, especially one where a lot of people are employed:

a steel/iron works

My grandfather was a director at the iron works just outside the city.

A blast furnace at the lead works exploded, killing five.

The cement works had closed down many decades before.

It was one of the biggest steel works in the whole of Europe and employed thousands of local people.

the parts of a machine, especially those that move:

If you take the back off this clock, you can see its/the works.

You can see the reactor's works in minute detail on the screen.

She tried to explain to me the works of a jet engine.

It was fascinating to have a glimpse into the supercomputer's works.

all the extra things that may be offered with something:

This camera came with a carrying case, zoom lens, tripod – the works.

the parts of a machine, esp. the parts that move

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