working
working Lexical Profile
working Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having paid employment or engaged in an occupation or profession.
"The community center offers affordable childcare for working parents."
Functioning properly or capable of being operated.
"After several hours of repairs, the old clock was finally in working order."
Adequate or provisional enough to serve as a practical basis for further work, discussion, or action.
"The scientists formulated a working hypothesis before beginning their laboratory experiments."
• noun
The manner in which a mechanism, system, organization, or process operates or functions (usually used in the plural).
"Her new book explains the inner workings of the supreme court in clear detail."
The act or process of laboring, operating, or shaping material.
"The careful working of the clay ensures that no air bubbles remain before firing."
A mine, quarry, or excavation where minerals or stone are extracted from the earth (often used in the plural).
"The hills are dotted with abandoned coal workings from the nineteenth century."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English wyrcung ('the act of working, operation'), formed from the verb wyrcan ('to work') and the verbal noun suffix -ung.
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