working

wor-king · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having paid employment.

  2. 2.

    Functioning or able to function.

  3. 3.

    Used as a basis for work or discussion.

  4. 4.

    Sufficient to work with; adequate.

  5. 5.

    The way in which something operates or functions.

  6. 6.

    A mine or quarry.

  7. 7.

    Present participle of "work."

Related words

Antonyms: broken, unemployed
See also: employed, functioning, operational, work
Synonyms: employed, functioning, operational

Etymology

Present participle and verbal adjective from "work," from Old English "weorc." The adjective sense developed from the participle use describing something in the process of working.