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DictionaryworksInternal mechanism
noun

works

the working parts inside a machine

The repairer opens the clock to inspect its works.

Etymology
workOld Englishwork
+sEnglishplural

Works can name the apparatus through which work is done. In a machine, it identifies the internal mechanisms responsible for operation.

More examples

  • Dust had clogged the works.
  • He cleaned the works with a tiny brush.
  • A broken spring jammed the works.

Forms

works

Similar words

mechanism
Can refer to the operating system as a whole.
machinery
The collective equipment rather than all inner workings metaphorically.