public works

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

[pl.] building work, such as that of hospitals, schools and roads, that is paid for by the government

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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public worksEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus public worksEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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publicist publicity publicize public limited company public nuisance public property public prosecutor public relations public school public service public-spirited

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