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work·ing
/ ˈwərking/
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adj.
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having paid employment:
the size of the working population.
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engaged in manual labor:
the vote is no longer sufficient protection for the working man.
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relating to, suitable for, or for the purpose of work:
improvements in living and working conditions.
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(of a meal) during which business is discussed:
Meredith was at a working lunch in Rose's office.
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(of an animal) used in farming, hunting, or for guard duties; not kept as a pet or for show.
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(of something possessed) sufficient to work with:
they have a working knowledge of contract law.
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(of a theory, definition, or title) used as the basis for work or argument and likely to be developed, adapted, or improved later:
the working hypothesis is tested and refined through discussion.
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functioning or able to function:
the mill still has a working waterwheel.
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(of parts of a machine) moving and causing a machine to operate:
the working parts of a digital watch.
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(of the face or features) moving convulsively:
she mumbled, blood spilling from her working lips.
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n.
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the action of doing work.
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the action of extracting minerals from a mine.
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(usu. workings)
a mine or a part of a mine from which minerals are being extracted.
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(workings)
the way in which a machine, organization, or system operates:
we will be less secretive about the workings of government.
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FREMONT AVE RESURFACING WORK NEARING COMPLETION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009; 504 words
; ...the following news release: Resurfacing work on Fremont Avenue from Battlefield Road...wrapping up over the next few days. The work is being finished as MoDOT prepares to...7. As of Thursday afternoon, milling work on this section of Fremont is now complete...
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STUDENTS PRESENT WORK AT ENGLISH CONFERENCE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009; 404 words
; ...will present their original creative, scholarly and critical work at the Sigma Tau Delta English Studies Conference from noon to...of WMU students, giving them the opportunity to present their work in a professional setting in front of an audience of students...
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PARENTAL LEAVE IS ONLY FIRST STEP TOWARDS WORK-LIFE BALANCE, SAY MEPS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009; 520 words
; ...resolution on EU measures to support gender equality in balancing work and family rights and responsibilities (17 votes in favour...social partners in 2005: further measures in support of flexible work methods still need to be developed in order to strike the right...
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GOVERNOR, STATE LEADERS APPLAUD ALCOA CLEVELAND WORKS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009; 686 words
; ...more than $110 million at its Cleveland Works location, including refurbishing a 50...This investment will make the Cleveland Works facility a premier producer of aerospace...such as those found at Alcoa Cleveland Works, creates market-based demand for Ohio...
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ETHICS PANEL ADDRESSES DARWIN'S WORK
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009; 422 words
; ...1809, setting off a wave of events commemorating Darwin's work. Panelists taking part in the WMU event will be Drs. Fritz...Room (Room 204) of the Bernhard Center. Darwin's principal work, "On the Origin of Species," was published in 1859. In addition...
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SENATOR KERRY ISSUES STATEMENT ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS PASSAGE OF KERRY-BOXER CLEAN ENERGY JOBS, AMERICAN POWER ACT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009; 468 words
; ...of their legislation out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW): "Congratulations to Chairman Barbara Boxer...Democrats and Republicans across the ideological spectrum, the hard work continues on the path to 60 votes in the Senate under the leadership...
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SEN. REID: RELIEF IS ON WAY FOR OUT-OF-WORK AMERICANS AFTER HOUSE PASSAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LEGISLATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009; 518 words
; ...American families who are struggling to find work in our recovering economy. With today...extending unemployment insurance for out-of-work Americans by up to 14 weeks - and up to...across the country who are still looking for work in this difficult economic environment...
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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 9/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...our differences to the exclusion of the work that we must do together. I have carried...mutual interest and mutual respect. And our work must begin now. We know the future will...Bay closed. And we are doing the hard work of forging a framework to combat extremism...
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REP. HARRY E. MITCHELL CHAIRMAN REP. HARRY E. MITCHELL HOLDS A HEARING ON SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES BONUSES
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 9/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...awards as large as $60,270. The V.A. does outstanding work in many areas, but there are some areas where improvement is...clear that this committee is not here to denigrate the dedicated work of the V.A. employees. We have no intention of targeting...
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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HOLDS A MEDIA AVAILABILITY WITH PRESIDENT DMITRY MEDVEDEV OF RUSSIA
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 9/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...family. More importantly, we got a lot of work done that I think will be bearing fruit...that when the United States and Russia work on critical issues like nuclear non-proliferation...are satisfied with the current pace of work. The teams that were tasked to work on...
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Caring for Children
Book article from: Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
...young children were much more likely to work outside the home than they had been three...it more possible for women to return to work after the birth of a child. In 1976 tax...financially feasible for women to return to work. In 1978 the Pregnancy Discrimination...
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Anthropology
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...societies, especially those passed on through later generations. Also called culturology . dendranthropology the theory and work based on the theory that trees were involved in the origin of man. —dendranthropologic, dendranthropological, adj...
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Art
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...producing nonformal work characterized by sinuous...the art of carving works in low relief. 2...premise that earlier works were somehow purer...especially of a work of art, as a painting...Western society; their works, illustrating absurdity...painting or other work executed in a ...
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Astronomy
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...perihelium perihelion. perilune in orbit around a moon, the point nearest the moon. Cf. apolune. phantasmatography Rare. a work or treatise on astronomy or celestial bodies. planetarium 1. a representation of the planetary system, particularl
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Books
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...appendix added to a book or other written work. adversaria 1. a commonplace book. 2...used or consulted in the preparation of a work or referred to in the text. —...page of a book, particularly a reference work with thumbindexing. enchiridion a handbook...
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