working
- adjective
- /ˈwɜrkɪŋ/
- The team is developing a working model of the new software to test its features before the final version is released.
Examples
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Their whole engineering group is scrambling to produce a working prototype of this PEQ.
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For two months I've been working on a video with a working title Should we Defund Academia?
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This is my working woman bag, if you will.
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She provided a working document for the meeting, which included all the key points for discussion.
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The architect presented a working draft of the building plans that would be refined later.
Synonyms
An early version of a document or plan
Temporary for now and likely to change
A project that is not finished yet
An unfinished piece of work still being developed
A first written version that will be changed before the final one
Partly made and needing more work before it can be used or sold
Antonyms
Compounds
A woman who has a paid job doing physical tasks outside the home, often in a factory
- Specialized
The mind holds and uses information for a short time to solve problems
How Complete
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Working in phrases like 'working model' comes from work + -ing, meaning 'used while doing the job'. A helpful way to remember is to think of a 'working' version as one that actually 'does' the task for now until the final one is ready.