- 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.
- 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.
- that works.
- doing some form of work or labor, especially 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.
- (of a face or edge, as of a timber or a metal casting) shaped and planed as a reference for further shaping and planing.
- the operation or mode of operation of something
- the act or process of moulding something pliable
- a convulsive or jerking motion, as from excitement
- a part of a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
- the whole system of excavations in a mine
- a record of the steps by which the result of a calculation or the solution of a problem is obtained
- slow advance against or as if against resistance
- relating to or concerned with a person or thing that works
- concerned with, used in, or suitable for work
- (of a meal or occasion) during which business discussions are carried on
- capable of being operated or used
- sufficiently large or accurate to be useful or to accomplish a desired end
- (of a theory, etc) providing a basis, usually a temporary one, on which operations or procedures may be carried out
