Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: works
IPA transcription: [w'ɝks]
Pronunciations of works
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: plant, works, industrial_plant
    Meaning: buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
  • Synonyms: whole_shebang, whole_kit_and_caboodle, kit_and_caboodle, whole_kit_and_boodle, kit_and_boodle, whole_kit, whole_caboodle, whole_works, works, full_treatment
    Meaning: everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment"
  • Synonyms: works, deeds
    Meaning: performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"
Usage examples
  • Depart from evil works.
  • The experiment works perfectly.
  • Already we have a minister of public works.
  • She works for Mrs. Gardener at the hotel now.
  • Strong works were going up along the mainland.
  • "Science does not justify by faith, but by works.
  • Not even faith and works in combination could avail.
  • It had all come of reading heathen works exclusively.
  • It works in culture bottles, but it may fail in person.
  • "Well, that's the way the thing works," said the Idiot.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Octavia E. Butler, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Project Gutenberg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Cat in the Hat (film), License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Docklands Light Railway, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hilda Rix Nicholas, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording California Gold Rush, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Julius Caesar, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording History of New Jersey, License CC BY-SA 4.0