working
/ˈwɜrkɪŋ/
noun
- The action of doing a job or task.
- Working from home has become more common.
- Working in a team can be very rewarding.
- He enjoys working with his hands.
- The way something operates or functions.
- The inner workings of a clock are fascinating.
- She understands the workings of the legal system.
- We studied the workings of the human heart.
verb
- Present participle of work; doing a job or task.
- I was working in the garden all morning.
- They are working hard to finish the project.
- She is working on a new painting.
- Operating or functioning.
- The machine is working perfectly now.
- My phone stopped working after I dropped it.
- Is the air conditioner working today?
- Having a particular effect or result.
- The medicine is working to reduce the fever.
- Time is working against us.
- His plan is working better than we expected.
adjective
- Having a job; employed.
- Many working people commute to the city every day.
- The program helps working adults earn a degree online.
- She is a working mother with two children.
- Functioning or operating correctly.
- We need a working printer for the office.
- The old radio is still working after 30 years.
- Is the elevator working today?
- Relating to or used for work.
- The company provides working clothes for the staff.
- He keeps his working tools in a large box.
- She has a working lunch with her team every Tuesday.
- Adequate as a basis for further work; not final.
- We have a working draft of the contract.
- Let's use this as a working hypothesis for now.
- This is just a working title for the project.
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