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| facile |
acting or working in an easy, effortless manner. [1/3 definitions] |
| fifth column |
a clandestine, subversive group working within its native country to betray it to an enemy force or nation. |
| freelance |
of, produced by, or working as a freelance. [1/6 definitions] |
| freewheeling |
pertaining to, working like, or equipped with a device that disengages the driving mechanism, as on the rear wheel of a bicycle or in the clutch of an automobile. [1/2 definitions] |
| full-time |
involving or working the standard number of working hours per week, typically forty hours in the U.S. |
| greaser |
(derogatory slang) a tough young man, usu. poor and white, who likes working on cars or motorcycles. [1/3 definitions] |
| guarantee |
to take responsibility for the quality or proper working of. [1/11 definitions] |
| habilitate |
to provide (a mine) with working capital and equipment. [1/2 definitions] |
| heart rate |
the number of times the heart beats in one minute, esp. as a measure of how hard the heart is working during physical exercise or emotional stress; pulse. |
| housedress |
a simple, inexpensive dress worn while working around the house. |
| hydrocyanic acid |
a highly poisonous, flammable solution of hydrogen cyanide in water, used in manufacturing, working with metals, and the like; prussic acid. |
| idle |
not active or in use; not working or scheduled to work; unemployed; unoccupied. [2/10 definitions] |
| inchoative |
in grammar, of or denoting a verb or verb form that indicates the beginning of an action or state, as "got working" in "It finally got working"; inceptive. [1/2 definitions] |
| industrious |
actively productive; hard-working. |
| in harness |
working together in tandem, as two horses yoked together. [1/2 definitions] |
| inoperative |
not in working condition; not functioning. [1/2 definitions] |
| in order |
in working condition. [1/2 definitions] |
| in sync |
occurring, moving, or working together at the same time and rate; in unison; synchronized. [1/2 definitions] |
| interest group |
an organized group of individuals working together for a common cause, often formed to influence public policy or support the rights of a specific segment of the population. |
| interworking |
combined form of working. |
| jig1 |
to employ a jig, either in working with materials or in fishing. [1/4 definitions] |
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