public works public violence • public-minded · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · public works · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use. Synonyms: public works. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075 w latin small letter w U+0077