<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 workings: 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: worked: a working sample.</li><li>done, taken, etc., while conducting or discussing business: a working lunch.</li><li>Also (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>