different between works vs foundry

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /w??ks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /w?ks/
• Rhymes: -??(r)ks

Noun

works

1. plural of work in its countable senses

Noun

works pl (plural only)

1. A mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens.

2. A factory or factories, or similar collection(s) of buildings.
3. (with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.
4. (with "the") Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).

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Verb

works

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of work

See also

• all the way
• in the works
• the whole nine yards
• the whole shebang
• the whole shop

English

Alternative forms

• foundery (dated)

Etymology

From French fonderie.

Pronunciation

• enPR: foun'dr?, IPA^(key): /fa?nd?i/
• Rhymes: -a?nd?i

Noun

foundry (countable and uncountable, plural foundries)

1. A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
2. The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
3. A semiconductor fabrication plant in the microelectronics industry.

Synonyms

• (semiconductor fabrication plant): fab

Derived terms

• type foundry

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Further reading

• foundry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• foundry (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia