Definitions for working
ˈwɜr kɪŋwork·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. working, workings(adj)

   a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked

2. working(a), on the job(p)(adj)

   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. working(adj)

   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. working(a)(adj)

   adopted as a temporary basis for further work

   "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis"

5. running(a), operative, functional, working(a)(adj)

   (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

   "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

6. working(adj)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. working(Noun)

   The action of the verb work.

2. working(Noun)

   Operation; action.

3. working(Noun)

   Method of operation.

4. working(Noun)

   Fermentation.

5. working(Noun)

   To become full of a vegetable substance.

6. working(Adjective)

   That is or are functioning.

   a working ventilator

7. working(Adjective)

   That suffices but requires additional work.

   a working copy of the script

8. working(Adjective)

   In paid employment.

   working mothers

9. working(Adjective)

   Of or relating to employment.

   the working week

10. working(Adjective)

    Enough to allow one to use something.

    a working knowledge of computers

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Working

   of Work

2. Working

   a & n. from Work

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1. 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.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'working' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #538

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'working' in Written Corpus Frequency: #337

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'working' in Nouns Frequency: #1000

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'working' in Adjectives Frequency: #218

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of working in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of working in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of working in a Sentence

1. Prince William:

   I'm working on that.

2. President Ming Maa:

   We're working on it.

3. Yakubu Dogara:

   It just isn't working.

4. Denis Ester Dias:

   My husband isn't working.

5. Richard Topping:

   The system is not working.

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