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The correct spelling is works.
How to pronounce works
/wɜːks/
nounIPA: /wɜːks/
Say it like: Wor-ks
The correct spelling is works. (heading) Employment. For example: "We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags."
Usage Examples
“We don't have much time. Let's get to work piling up those sandbags.”
“Tell me you're using clean works at least.”
“He’s working in a bar.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(heading) Employment.
- 2.(heading) Effort.
- 3.Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles.
- 4.(heading) Product; the result of effort.
- 5.The staging of events to appear as real.
verb
- 1.To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- 2.To effect by gradual degrees.
- 3.To embroider with thread.
- 4.To set into action.
- 5.To cause to ferment.
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