working

Meanings

• a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
• exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
• be employed
  • "Is your husband working again?"
• have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
• perform as expected when applied
• shape, form, or improve a material
• give a workout to
• proceed along a path
• operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
• proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
  • "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"
• move in an agitated manner
• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
• cause to work
  • "he is working his servants hard"
• prepare for crops
• behave in a certain way when handled
• have and exert influence or effect
• operate in or through
• cause to operate or function
• provoke or excite
• gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
• make something, usually for a specific function
• move into or onto
• make uniform
• use or manipulate to one's advantage
• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
• cause to undergo fermentation
• go sour or spoil
• arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
• actively engaged in paid work
  • "the working population"
  • "the ratio of working men to unemployed"
  • "a working mother"
• 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"
• adopted as a temporary basis for further work
  • "a working draft"
  • "a working hypothesis"
• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
  • "in running (or working) order"
• 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"

Synonyms

act, act upon, bring, crop, cultivate, do work, exercise, exploit, ferment, figure out, forge, form, function, functional, go, influence, knead, lick, make, make for, mold, mould, on the job, operate, operative, play, process, put to work, puzzle out, run, running, shape, solve, sour, turn, work, work on, work out, workings, wreak