Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stressed th ee wurk]
- /stressed ði wɜrk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [stressed th ee wurk]
- /stressed ði wɜrk/
Definitions of the works words
- noun the works exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 1
- noun the works productive or operative activity. 1
- noun the works employment, as in some form of industry, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: to look for work. 1
- noun the works one's place of employment: Don't phone him at work. 1
- noun the works something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The students finished their work in class. 1
- noun the works materials, things, etc., on which one is working or is to work. 1
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Origin of the works
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English worke, Old English worc, replacing Middle English werk(e), Old English weorc, cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon werk, Old High German werah, werc (German Werk), Old Norse verk, Greek érgon; (v.) Middle English worken, derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English wyrchen, Old English wyrcean; cognate with German wirken, Old Norse verkja, Gothic waurkjan
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Parts of speech for The works
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
the works popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
the works usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for the works
noun the works
- absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- all that — You use all that in statements with negative meaning when you want to weaken the force of what you are saying.
- allness — the state of being comprehensive or all-embracing
- assassination — to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
adj the works
- across the board — If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- imperforate — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- in depth — extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
adjective the works
- comprising — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- containing — to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water. This paddock contains our best horses.
- encircling — Enclosing, skirting.
Antonyms for the works
adjective the works
- circumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- incomprehensive — not comprehensive.
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