working

  • 11working — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)kɪŋ[/t]] ♦ workings 1) ADJ: ADJ n Working people have jobs which they are paid to do. Like working women anywhere, Asian women are buying convenience foods. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Working people are ordinary people who do not have professional… …

    English dictionary

  • 12working — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 HAVING A JOB a) having a job that you are paid for: a working mother b) having a job that requires physical rather than intellectual skill: an ordinary working man 2 CLOTHES working clothes are designed for people …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13working */*/*/ — UK [ˈwɜː(r)kɪŋ] / US [ˈwɜrkɪŋ] adjective 1) a) a working person has a job Sessions run in the evenings to allow working parents to attend. Compare your own situation with that of other working women. b) doing a job that involves mostly physical… …

    English dictionary

  • 14working — adj. & n. adj. 1 engaged in work, esp. in manual or industrial labour. 2 functioning or able to function. n. 1 the activity of work. 2 the act or manner of functioning of a thing. 3 a a mine or quarry. b the part of this in which work is being or …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15working — work|ing [ wɜrkıŋ ] adjective *** 1. ) a working person has a job: Sessions run in the evenings to allow working parents to attend. Compare your own situation with that of other working women. a ) doing a job that involves mostly physical work:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16working — /werr king/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that works. 2. operation; action: the involuted workings of his mind. 3. the process of shaping a material: The working of clay is easy when it s damp. 4. the act of manufacturing or building a… …

    Universalium

  • 17working*/*/*/ — [ˈwɜːkɪŋ] adj 1) a working person has a job working parents[/ex] 2) relating to or involving work After the meeting there will be a working lunch.[/ex] The strikers are demanding better working conditions.[/ex] 3) something that is working can be …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 18working — work•ing [[t]ˈwɜr kɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of a person or thing that works 2) operation; action: the involuted workings of his mind[/ex] 3) the process of shaping a material: the working of damp clay[/ex] 4) min Usu., workings. a part of a mine,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19working — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. the manner of functioning or operating ; operation usually used in plural < the inner workings of the government > 2. an excavation or group of excavations made in mining, quarrying, or tunneling usually used in&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 20Working — Work Work (w[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Worked} (w[^u]rkt), or {Wrought} (r[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Working}.] [AS. wyrcean (imp. worthe, wrohte, p. p. geworht, gewroht); akin to OFries. werka, wirka, OS. wirkian, D. werken, G. wirken, Icel.&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English