working
/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ · noun
Meaning
- (usually in the plural) Operation; action.
- Method of operation.
- The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
- Fermentation.
- (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
- A place where work is carried on.
- To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To effect by gradual degrees.
- To embroider with thread.
- To set into action.
- To cause to ferment.
- To ferment.
- That is or are functioning.
- That suffices but requires additional work.
- In paid employment.
- Of or relating to employment.
- Enough to allow one to use something.
- Used in real life; practical.
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