working
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6.4
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkɪŋ/
- With her reputation for being hard-working and professional, Selena seems headed for a bright future.
Examples
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The researchers expected this working environment might give rise to burnout in terms of emotional exhaustion.
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Few policymakers have spent much time at colleges that serve a mostly working-class population.
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They were all men, all eyes are these men while they were working in the quarry.
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- The working hours.
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Public health professionals should explore ways to improve legal support for all working mothers wishing to breastfeed.
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I'm a working man.
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We identified 92 million working-aged adults with chronic health care needs in the U.S. population.
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The old quarry still has some active working areas where miners extract valuable minerals.
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After years of exploration, they finally returned to the working mine that had been temporarily closed.
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The working site was buzzing with activity as the crew prepared for another day of extraction.
Synonyms
322
5.7
A hole in the ground where people dig for minerals like coal or gold
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4.9
An open place in the ground where people remove stone
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5.8
A place where people remove minerals from the ground now or in the past
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.2
A woman who has a paid job doing physical tasks outside the home, often in a factory
- Specialized
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4.4
The mind holds and uses information for a short time to solve problems
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Working as a noun in 'the workings' comes from work meaning 'the place or activity of work', so it came to mean the places in a mine where people have been working. That's why 'workings' often refers to the tunnels and areas of a mine that are or were in use.