Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whole works

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: whole -works
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

everything available; usually preceded by ‘the’

Example Sentences

"we saw the whole shebang"
"a hotdog with the works"
"we took on the whole caboodle"
"for $10 you get the full treatment"

Synonyms

whole shebang whole kit and caboodle kit and caboodle whole kit and boodle kit and boodle whole kit whole caboodle works full treatment

Questions

What does whole works mean?: everything available; usually preceded by ‘the’

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