<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of a person or thing that works</li><li>operation; action: the involuted workings of his mind</li><li>the process of shaping a material: The working of clay is easy when it's damp</li><li>the act of manufacturing or building a thing</li><li>usually work in plural: a part of a mine, quarry, or the like, in which work is carried on</li><li>the process of fermenting, as of yeasts</li><li>a slow advance involving exertion</li><li>disturbed or twisting motions: The working of his limbs revealed the disease</li><li>repeated movement or strain tending to loosen a structural assembly or part</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>that works</li><li>doing some form of work or labor, especially manual, mechanical, or industrial work, as for a living: a working person</li><li>operating; producing effects, results, etc.</li><li>pertaining to, connected with, or used in operating or working</li><li>serving to permit or facilitate continued work: a working model; a working majority</li><li>adequate for usual or customary needs: a working knowledge of Spanish</li><li>large enough for working or being worked: a working sample</li><li>done, taken, etc., while conducting or discussing business: a working lunch</li><li>(of a face or edge, as of a timber or a metal casting) shaped and planed as a reference for further shaping and planing</li></ul>