1. (noun)working, workings a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
2. (adj)working(a), on the job(p) actively engaged in paid work "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"
3. (adj)working adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something
"the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish"
4. (adj)working(a) adopted as a temporarybasis for further work "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis"
5. (adj)running(a), operative, functional, working(a) (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
6. (adj)working serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"
Definition of 'working'
