working

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/
/ˈwɝkɪŋ/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

(usually in the plural) Operation; action.

2 Definition

Method of operation.

3 Definition

The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.

Example Sentences
  • Be sure to check your working.
4 Definition

Fermentation.

5 Definition

(of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.

6 Definition

A place where work is carried on.

Example Sentences
  • the abandoned mine workings
Verb
21 definition(s)
1 Definition

To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

Example Sentences
  • He’s working in a bar.
2 Definition

To effect by gradual degrees.

Example Sentences
  • he worked his way through the crowd
3 Definition

To embroider with thread.

4 Definition

To set into action.

Example Sentences
  • He worked the levers.
5 Definition

To cause to ferment.

6 Definition

To ferment.

7 Definition

To exhaust, by working.

Example Sentences
  • The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.
8 Definition

To shape, form, or improve a material.

Example Sentences
  • He used pliers to work the wire into shape.
9 Definition

To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.

Example Sentences
  • she works the night clubs
10 Definition

To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.

11 Definition

To provoke or excite; to influence.

Example Sentences
  • The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy.
12 Definition

To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.

Example Sentences
  • She knows how to work the system.
13 Definition

To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

Example Sentences
  • I cannot work a miracle.
14 Definition

To cause to work.

Example Sentences
  • He is working his servants hard.
15 Definition

To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.

Example Sentences
  • he pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?;  he looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work;  my plan didn’t work
16 Definition

To influence.

Example Sentences
  • They worked on her to join the group.
17 Definition

To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.

18 Definition

To move in an agitated manner.

Example Sentences
  • A ship works in a heavy sea.
19 Definition

To behave in a certain way when handled

Example Sentences
  • this dough does not work easily;  the soft metal works well
20 Definition

(with two objects) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).

21 Definition

To hurt; to ache.

Adjective
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

That is or are functioning.

Example Sentences
  • a working ventilator
2 Definition

That suffices but requires additional work.

Example Sentences
  • a working copy of the script
3 Definition

In paid employment.

Example Sentences
  • working mothers
4 Definition

Of or relating to employment.

Example Sentences
  • the working week
5 Definition

Enough to allow one to use something.

Example Sentences
  • a working knowledge of computers
6 Definition

Used in real life; practical.

Example Sentences
  • The working minimum focus distance is the distance from the closest focusable subject to the lens.