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DEFINITIONS OF: works

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n performance of moral or religious acts

“the reward for good works”
Synonyms:
deeds
Type of:
activity
any specific behavior

n buildings for carrying on industrial labor

Synonyms:
industrial plant, plant
Examples:
United States Mint
the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
Types:
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bottling plant
a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps
brewery
a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
distillery, still
a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
mint
a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
packing plant, packinghouse
a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
recycling plant
a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials
refinery
an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
saltworks
a plant where salt is produced commercially
disposal plant, sewage disposal plant
a plant for disposing of sewage
smelter, smeltery
an industrial plant for smelting
assembly plant
a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
auto factory, automobile factory, car factory
a factory where automobiles are manufactured
brewpub
a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
cannery
a factory where food is canned
chemical plant
an industrial plant where chemicals are produced
foundry, metalworks
factory where metal castings are produced
lumbermill, sawmill
a mill for dressing logs and lumber
microbrewery
a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
oil refinery, petroleum refinery
a refinery for petroleum
paper mill
a mill where paper is manufactured
stamp mill, stamping mill
a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps
steel factory, steel mill, steel plant, steelworks
a factory where steel is made
sugar refinery
a refinery for sugar
sweatshop
factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
textile mill
a factory for making textiles
wine maker, winery
distillery where wine is made
Type of:
building complex, complex
a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

n the internal mechanism of a device

Synonyms:
workings
Type of:
mechanism
device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

n everything available; usually preceded by `the'

“a hotdog with the works”
Synonyms:
full treatment, kit and boodle, kit and caboodle, whole caboodle, whole kit, whole kit and boodle, whole kit and caboodle, whole shebang, whole works
Type of:
entireness, entirety, integrality, totality
the state of being total and complete
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