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Definition of
works noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
works
noun
/wɜːks/
/wɜːrks/
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works
public works
noun
sewage works
noun
works council
noun
clerk of works
noun
the
Works Progress Administration
the works
part-works
sewage works
works of art
works councils
clerks of works
sewage disposal works
sewage treatment works
Works Progress Administration
(throw) a spanner in the works
(throw) a (monkey) wrench in the works
good works
in the works
give somebody the works
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Idioms
good works
in the works
give somebody the works
Nearby words
workroom
noun
work round to
phrasal verb
works
noun
works council
noun
worksheet
noun
perspective
noun
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