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work

noun (EVERYTHING)
 
 
/wɜːk/ US  /wɝːk/

Definition

the works informal everything that you might want or expect to find in a particular situation: The bridegroom was wearing a morning suit, gloves, top hat - the works.mainly US And let me have two large pizzas with the works (= with all available types of food on top).Something, anything, nothing, and everything
(Definition of work noun (EVERYTHING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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