working

working
1 adjective (only before noun)
1 HAVING A JOB
a) having a job that you are paid for: a working mother
b) having a job that requires physical rather than intellectual skill: an ordinary working man
2 CLOTHES working clothes are designed for people to work in rather than to look attractive
3 CONDITIONS/PRACTICES working conditions or practices are the ones you have in your job: recent improvements in working conditions
4 HOURS your working hours are the period of time during the day when you are doing your job
5 have a working knowledge of to have enough knowledge of a system, foreign language etc to be able to use it, although your knowledge is limited: Gita has a working knowledge of Spanish and French.
6 RELATIONSHIP a working relationship is the kind of relationship that two people have who work well together: The working relationship between Hodges and Bradley began to deteriorate.
7 MODEL a working model is one that has parts that move
8 PARTS OF A MACHINE the working parts of a machine are the parts that move and operate the machine
9 be in working order to be working properly and not broken: be in good/perfect working order: The car was old, but the engine was still in good working order.
10 THEORY/DEFINITION a working theory or definition is not complete in every detail, but is good enough for you to use as a basis for studying something or doing a job
11 working breakfast/lunch/dinner a breakfast, lunch etc which is also a business meeting
2 noun
1 (singular) also workings the way something such as a system, piece of equipment, or organization works
(+ of): the inside workings of the Reagan presidency | I shall never understand the workings of his mind.
2 (countable usually plural) a mine or part of a mine where soil has been dug out in order to remove metals or stone: the workings of a long-disused quarry

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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