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
of Work
Working
a & n. from Work
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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
We are working diligently in cooperation with the FDA to restore operations at our Gainesville plant so that we can continue providing safe, healthy, and affordable eggs to the market from that facility, we apologize for this extremely rare safety lapse and we're making every effort to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again.
It does not help a worker build a decent job, it is not an organized working environment and at the end of the day, Palestinian workers are being exploited.
He was at the stage in his leadership where he should have been seen working on external affairs and trying to overcome international isolation, especially in light of the negative publicity he's got in recent months, by visiting Russia, he would have been able to exert pressure on China and also on South Korea, and he would have been able to improve his own image by going over there with his attractive wife and speak in English, which he surely must be able to do.
These included Pimlico's tight control over Mr Smith's attire and the administrative aspects of any job, the severe terms as to when and how much it was obliged to pay him, and the suite of covenants restricting his working activities following termination.
We are literally working to steer CPS to a more responsible path to reopen schools safely, and we are winning, we want to keep working remotely as we bargain an agreement to return to our classrooms safely.
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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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