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work·ing
 working
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- pronunciation:
- wuhr
kIng
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or activity of someone or something that works.
Working in the field tired the men out.- synonyms:
- labor
- similar words:
- activity, exertion, industry, toil
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| definition 2: |
(sometimes pl.) operation.
I do not understand the workings of the system.- synonyms:
- functioning, operation
- similar words:
- action, mechanism, performance, process, structure
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| definition 3: |
the process of working or forming something.
The working of clay into pottery is her greatest pleasure.- synonyms:
- molding
- similar words:
- fashioning, modeling, shaping
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| related words: |
cultivation, motion |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
engaged in work; having a job.
The new law will help working people.- synonyms:
- employed, professional
- antonyms:
- idle, off
- similar words:
- career, laboring
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| definition 2: |
of, for, or pertaining to work or workers.
Working conditions were better under the new management.- synonyms:
- occupational, work
- similar words:
- business, career, industrial, official, professional, vocational, workaday
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| definition 3: |
functioning successfully; operating.
This has been a working farm for over a hundred years.- synonyms:
- functional, functioning, operational
- antonyms:
- broken, idle
- similar words:
- active, effective, going, operative, running
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| definition 4: |
enough to be useful or to serve as a basis for further development.
He has a working knowledge of English and will be able to handle the job.- synonyms:
- basic
- similar words:
- adequate, effective, functional, operative, practical, sufficient, usable
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| related words: |
in harness |
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