working: Meaning and Definition of

work•ing

1. the act of a person or thing that works.
2. operation; action: the involuted workings of his mind.
3. the process of shaping a material: The working of clay is easy when it's damp.
4. the act of manufacturing or building a thing.
5. Usually,a part of a mine, quarry, or the like, in which work is carried on.
6. the process of fermenting, as of yeasts.
7. a slow advance involving exertion.
8. disturbed or twisting motions: The working of his limbs revealed the disease.
9. repeated movement or strain tending to loosen a structural assembly or part.

1. that works.
2. doing some form of work or labor, esp. manual, mechanical, or industrial work, as for a living: a working person.
3. operating; producing effects, results, etc.
4. pertaining to, connected with, or used in operating or working.
5. serving to permit or facilitate continued work: a working model; a working majority.
6. adequate for usual or customary needs: a working knowledge of Spanish.
7. large enough for working or being worked: a working sample.
8. done, taken, etc., while conducting or discussing business: a working lunch.
9. (of a face or edge, as of a timber or a metal casting) shaped and planed as a reference for further shaping and planing.