About The Word Working
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Working
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What's The Definition Of Working?
[n] a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
[adj] serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects" [adj] adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish" Synonyms | Synonyms for Working: operative | practical | workings Related Terms | Find terms related to Working: See Also | excavation | hole in the ground Working In Webster's Dictionary \Work"ing\,
a & n. from {Work}.
The word must cousin be to the working. --Chaucer.
{Working beam}. See {Beam}, n. 10.
{Working class}, the class of people who are engaged in
manual labor, or are dependent upon it for support;
laborers; operatives; -- chiefly used in the plural.
{Working day}. See under {Day}, n.
{Working drawing}, a drawing, as of the whole or part of a
structure, machine, etc., made to a scale, and intended to
be followed by the workmen. Working drawings are either
general or detail drawings.
{Working house}, a house where work is performed; a
workhouse.
{Working point} (Mach.), that part of a machine at which the
effect required; the point where the useful work is done.
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