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working
This term carries a strong sense of utility and practical application. When describing a person or a tool, it suggests a state of active productivity rather than idle existence. It is the opposite of theoretical or decorative, focusing on the tangible output and the mechanical reality of a task.
In a social or economic context, it often aligns with the laboring class, evoking images of manual effort, shifts, and the grind of daily employment. It shifts the focus from the status of a job to the actual labor being performed.
Countable when referring to a specific mechanical operation (the workings of a clock). Uncountable when referring to the general state of employment or labor (working is hard).
Meanings
Designed for or used in a professional or functional capacity.
Examples
Is the printer still working or is it jammed again?
I need to find a working pen before the meeting starts.
The internal working of the clock is a marvel of engineering.
She spent the whole afternoon in her working attire.
My phone is barely working since I dropped it in the water.
The doctor explained the working of the new heart valve.
He keeps a set of working boots in the trunk of his car.