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Meaning of working

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  working
      adj 1: actively engaged in paid work; "the working population";
             "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working
             mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night" [syn:
             {working(a)}, {on the job(p)}]
      2: 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"
      3: adopted as a temporary basis for further work; "a working
         draft"; "a working hypothesis"
      4: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in
         running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
         [syn: {running(a)}, {operative}, {functional}, {working(a)}]
      5: 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"
      n 1: a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked [syn:
           {working}, {workings}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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