(archaic) worsted embroidery

(US) Synonym of spanner in the works

plural of wrench in the works

simple past tense and past participle of work the refs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of work the refs

(sports) To attempt to persuade the referee or other officials to view the players on one's team with a sympathetic bias.

plural of good work

(Christianity, Judaism) Work that is sufficiently important to be done on the Sabbath, despite the usual prohibitions against working on that day.

plural of work of necessity

Alternative form of workmaster