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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 |