English Explanatory Dictionary

working

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Operation; action.
  2. Method of operation.
  3. The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
  4. Fermentation.
  5. Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
  6. A place where work is carried on.
  7. A train movement.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of work
adj
  1. That is or are functioning.
  2. That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
  3. In paid employment.
  4. Of or relating to employment.
  5. Enough to allow one to use something.
  6. Used in real life; practical.
  7. Efficacious.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/ En-us-working.ogg

Word forms

working workings

Etymology

From Middle English werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from Old English wyrċing (“working”), verbal noun of wyrċan (“to work”), equivalent to work + -ing. Cognate with Scots wirking, warking, Dutch werking, German Wirkung.

Synonyms

up: provisional temporary in employment functioning draft employed work basic

Antonyms

broken broken-down down:

Related words

work

Derived words

cold working empty stock working even working homeworking home working hybrid working leather working misworking permissive working sex working trip working vibe working warm working working capital requirement working horse working lunch working visit working alive working beam working bee working capital working class working conditions working day working definition working directory working dog working drawing working end working environment working family working farm working from home working girl working group working hours working hypothesis working knowledge working language working life working majority working mass working memory working order working papers working part working party working poor working pressure working proof working sail working set working stiff working-storage section working terrier working time working timetable working title working vocabulary working week
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