workings

work•ing /ˈwɜrkɪŋ/USA pronunciation n.

adj.

doing or engaged in work for a living;
employed:working men and women.
related to or organized for conducting work:a working lunch.
permitting continued work or activity;
making continued work easy:a working model; a working majority.
adequate for usual or customary needs:a working knowledge of Spanish.

work•ing (wûr′king),USA pronunciation n.

the act of a person or thing that works.
operation;
action:the involuted workings of his mind.
the process of shaping a material:The working of clay is easy when it's damp.
the act of manufacturing or building a thing.
MiningUsually, workings. a part of a mine, quarry, or the like, in which work is carried on.
the process of fermenting, as of yeasts.
a slow advance involving exertion.
disturbed or twisting motions:The working of his limbs revealed the disease.
repeated movement or strain tending to loosen a structural assembly or part.

adj.

that works.
doing some form of work or labor, esp. manual, mechanical, or industrial work, as for a living:a working person.
operating;
producing effects, results, etc.
pertaining to, connected with, or used in operating or working.
serving to permit or facilitate continued work:a working model; a working majority.
adequate for usual or customary needs:a working knowledge of Spanish.
large enough for working or being worked:a working sample.
done, taken, etc., while conducting or discussing business:a working lunch.
MetallurgyAlso, work. (of a face or edge, as of a timber or a metal casting) shaped and planed as a reference for further shaping and planing.

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