English dictionary: words starting with worki

Meanings of Working:

adjective

Having paid employment.

Usage examples:

The size of the working population

noun

The action of doing work.

Usage examples:

Working with animals teaches patience

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

Meanings of Working-at:

phrasal verb

To try hard to achieve something

Usage examples:

Most couples would agree that for a marriage to succeed, both parties have to work at it., [ + -ing…

Meanings of Working-capital:

noun

The money that a company needs to operate and produce its goods or provide its services, for example to make payments to employees, suppliers, etc. before it has been paid by customers

Usage examples:

Companies need large amounts of working capital in order to operate and grow., the joint venture wi…

Meanings of Working-class:

noun

The group of people in society who use physical skills in their jobs and are usually paid by the hour

Usage examples:

A working-class neighborhood/family

adjective

Belonging or relating to the social group that consists of people who usually do physical work, and usually do not have much money or a very high level of education

Usage examples:

Most of our voters come from working-class backgrounds., a working-class area, a working-class fami…

Meanings of Working-day:

noun

The part of a day when you are working at a job

Usage examples:

An 8-/10-/12-hour working day, during/at the end of the working day using the internet and email fo…

Meanings of Working-girl:

noun

A female prostitute

Meanings of Working-man:

noun

A man/woman who has a job

Usage examples:

Generally, working people don't have time to shop for food every day.

Meanings of Working-order:

adjective

Relating to your job and its surroundings

Usage examples:

Employees are unhappy with working conditions., working mothers, the mechanic finally got the car b…

Meanings of Working-out:

phrasal verb

(of a situation) to happen or develop in a particular, esp. a satisfactory, way, or (of a person) to be suitable for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Nothing was working out right., is your new assistant working out ok?, i work out on my stationary …

Meanings of Working-party:

noun

→  working group

Meanings of Working-person:

noun

A man/woman who has a job

Usage examples:

Generally, working people don't have time to shop for food every day.

Meanings of Workingman:

noun

A man who works for wages, especially in manual or industrial work.

Usage examples:

When a mechanics' union campaigned for workingmen's interests in 1828, it was a signal advance for …

Meanings of Workingmen:

noun

A man who works for wages, especially in manual or industrial work.

Usage examples:

When a mechanics' union campaigned for workingmen's interests in 1828, it was a signal advance for …

Meanings of Workings:

noun

The action of doing work.

Usage examples:

Working with animals teaches patience

adjective

Having paid employment.

Usage examples:

The size of the working population

plural noun

The way something, such as an organization or machine, does what it is intended to do

Usage examples:

Powerful microscopes reveal the inner workings of cells.