working
adjective
[ ˈwəːkɪŋ ]
• having paid employment.
• "the size of the working population"
Similar:
employed,
in work,
in a job,
waged,
in gainful employment,
• functioning or able to function.
• "the mill still has a working waterwheel"
Similar:
functioning,
operating,
going,
running,
active,
in working order,
operational,
functional,
able to function,
usable,
serviceable,
up and running,
• (of a theory, definition, or title) used as the basis for work or argument and likely to be developed or improved later.
• "his working title for the book was Why People Are Poor"
working
noun
• the action of doing work.
• "working with animals teaches patience"
• the way in which a machine, organization, or system operates.
Similar:
functioning,
operation,
running,
action,
performance,
mechanism,
machinery,
working/moving parts,
movement,
works,
innards,
insides,
• a mine or a part of a mine from which minerals are being extracted.
• "a modern mine on the site of old workings"
work
verb
• be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.
• "she has been working so hard"
Similar:
toil,
labour,
exert oneself,
slave (away),
plod away,
work one's fingers to the bone,
work like a Trojan/dog,
work day and night,
keep at it,
slog (away),
beaver away,
plug away,
peg away,
put one's back into something,
work one's guts out,
work one's socks off,
knock oneself out,
sweat blood,
kill oneself,
graft,
fag,
bullock,
drudge,
travail,
moil,
work one's balls/arse off,
work one's ass/butt off,
• (of a machine or system) function, especially properly or effectively.
• "his phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point"
• (of a plan or method) have the desired result or effect.
• "the desperate ploy had worked"
Similar:
succeed,
be successful,
work out,
turn out well,
go as planned,
have the desired result,
get results,
be effective,
take effect,
be efficacious,
come off,
pay off,
do the trick,
do the business,
turn the trick,
• bring (a material or mixture) to a desired shape or consistency by hammering, kneading, etc.
• "work the mixture into a paste with your hands"
Similar:
knead,
squeeze,
form,
shape,
fashion,
mould,
model,
mix,
stir,
blend,
• move or cause to move gradually or with difficulty into another position.
• "comb hair from tip to root, working out the knots at the end"
• bring into a specified emotional state.
• "Harold had worked himself into a minor rage"
Similar:
stir (up),
excite,
drive,
move,
spur,
rouse,
fire,
galvanize,
whip up,
inflame,
incite,
agitate,
Origin:
Old English weorc (noun), wyrcan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch werk and German Werk, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ergon .
