Engelsk substantiv: works | |||
| 1. | works (om gjenstand) buildings for carrying on industrial labor | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They built a large plant to manufacture automobiles. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | industrial plant, plant | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | building complex, complex | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bottling plant, brewery, disposal plant, distillery, factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill, mint, packing plant, packinghouse, recycling plant, refinery, saltworks, sewage disposal plant, smelter, smeltery, still | ||
| Forekomster i samme kategori | gas system | ||
| 2. | works (om tilstand) everything available; usually preceded by `the' | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We saw the whole shebang. A hotdog with the works. We took on the whole caboodle. For $10 you get the full treatment. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | full treatment, kit and boodle, kit and caboodle, whole caboodle, whole kit, whole kit and boodle, whole kit and caboodle, whole shebang, whole works | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | entireness, entirety, integrality, totality | ||
| 3. | works (om handling) performance of moral or religious acts | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Salvation by deeds. The reward for good works. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | deeds | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | activity | ||
| Overordnet anvendelse | plural, plural form | ||
| 4. | works (om gjenstand) the internal mechanism of a device | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | workings | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | mechanism | ||
| Overordnet anvendelse | plural, plural form | ||