working UK /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/US /ˈwɝkɪŋ/adjective 7noun 7forms 1phrases 1 adjective7 •That is or are functioning. •In paid employment.Working mothers have recently joined the factory's workforce. •Of or relating to employment. •Enough to allow one to use something.have a working knowledge of computers •That suffices but requires additional work; provisional. •Used in real life; practical.The working minimum focus distance is the distance from the closest focusable subject to the lens. •(no longer used) Efficacious. noun7 •[usually plural] Operation; action. •The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.Be sure to check your working. •A place where work is carried on. •Method of operation. •Fermentation. •A train movement. •Becoming full of a vegetable substance. formsworkings Phrases with working working girlA female prostitute.
