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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | working, on the job | Actively engaged in paid work |
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| 2 | working | Adequate for practical use | |
| 3 | working | Adopted as a temporary basis for further work | |
| 4 | working, running, operative, functional | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | |
| 5 | working | Serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity | |
| NOUN | 1 | working, workings | A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked |
| Sounds | wer'kihng |
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| Rhymes | abating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Actively engaged in paid work. |
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| Examples | "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother" |
| Synonyms | on the job |
| Similar to | employed |
| Meaning | Adequate for practical use. Especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something. |
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| Examples | "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish" |
| Similar to | practical |
| Meaning | Adopted as a temporary basis for further work. |
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| Examples | "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis" |
| Similar to | impermanent, temporary |
| Meaning | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing. |
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| Examples | "in running (or working) order" |
| Synonyms | running, operative, functional |
| Similar to | functioning |
| Meaning | Serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity. |
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| Examples | "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects" |
| Similar to | operative |
| Meaning | A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked. |
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| Synonyms | workings |
| Broader | excavation, hole in the ground |