What does Working mean?
Definitions for Working
ˈwɜr kɪŋWork·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Working.
Princeton's WordNet
working, workingsadjective
a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
working(a), on the job(p)adjective
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"
workingadjective
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"
working(a)adjective
adopted as a temporary basis for further work
"a working draft"; "a working hypothesis"
running(a), operative, functional, working(a)adjective
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
"in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
workingadjective
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"
Wiktionary
workingnoun
The action of the verb work.
workingnoun
Operation; action.
workingnoun
Method of operation.
workingnoun
Fermentation.
workingnoun
To become full of a vegetable substance.
workingadjective
That is or are functioning.
a working ventilator
workingadjective
That suffices but requires additional work.
a working copy of the script
workingadjective
In paid employment.
working mothers
workingadjective
Of or relating to employment.
the working week
workingadjective
Enough to allow one to use something.
a working knowledge of computers
Webster Dictionary
Working
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Working
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Working
Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead. The musical is based on the Studs Terkel book Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, which has interviews with people from different regions and occupations.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Working' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #538
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Working' in Written Corpus Frequency: #337
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Working' in Nouns Frequency: #1000
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Working' in Adjectives Frequency: #218
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Working in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Working in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Working in a Sentence
I … look forward to working especially closely with Steve Mnuchin to implement the economic programs, which we have developed jointly.
For us to spend basically a half-century since the three of us started working in this field, to have it actually be pulled off successfully in the manner we dreamed – it was really remarkable and wonderful, i'm forever grateful to the team that got it done.
It’s true teamwork and working together that gives me the ability to become an Ironman.
It's just heartbreaking to think that more than half of his life was spent behind bars when he didn't belong there, the Commonwealth can't give him back those years, but we can say that we got it wrong, that we're sorry, and that we're working to make it right.
Both departments [HFD and HPD]are working diligently to enforce the spirit of the countys stay-home order, the complaint was resolved via notice of violation as required by the countys order.
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Translations for Working
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- العملArabic
- Ansatz, ArbeitenGerman
- käyminen, rehevöityminen, työssäkäyvä, työtätekevä, toimintatapa, työskentely, toimiva, työskentelytapa, työnteko, keskeneräinen, työ, riittävä, toimintaFinnish
- fonctionnementFrench
- მუშაGeorgian
- funcionalPortuguese
- рабочий, работоспособныйRussian
- đang làm việcVietnamese
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