Phrase Hound found 153 phrases and 69 compound words that contain working. The most common are listed below. Open working in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 153
- working classThe social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.
- working groupAn interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers working on new research activities that would be difficult to develop under traditional funding mechanisms such as federal agencies.
- working daysplural of working day: Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).
- working dayAny of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).
- working conditionsThe environment in which one works, as influenced by factors such as cleanliness, lighting, equipment, paid overtime, uniforms, access to amenities, etc.
- working capitalThe amount of capital a business or other entity has available for running its daily operations, calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.
- working lifeOf a person, the period of their life spent in employment, between leaving school and retirement.
- working togetherpresent participle and gerund of work together
- working timeThe period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor. Most countries regulate the working time by law, e.g. by stipulating a maximum number of working hours per week. Exact definition varies by the legislation.
- working memoryA cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily.
- working outpresent participle and gerund of work out
- working environmentThe environment in which one is employed, or in which one is required to work.
- working hoursThe time of the day or week when one is at work, working time.
- hard-workingAlternative form of hardworking: Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
- working titleThe temporary name of a product or project (such as a film or video game), when under development; often changed when released.
- working languageLanguage that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.
- working groupsplural of working group: An interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers working on new research activities that would be difficult to develop under traditional funding mechanisms such as federal agencies.
- working orderThe state or condition of being operational or of functioning acceptably.
- working papersA set of documents or a certificate serving as a permit that grants state permission for a minor (child or adolescent) to work, with restrictions on the amount and type of work.
- working directoryThe current directory (container for files etc.), on which commands will operate unless otherwise specified.
- working poorWorking people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line.
- working familyA family in the working class.
- working knowledgeA knowledge of how to make something work without deeper theoretical understanding of why it works.
- working throughpresent participle and gerund of work through
- working to rulepresent participle and gerund of work to rule
Compound words 69
- metalworkingThe art and craft of shaping metal.
- interworkingInteroperability.
- leatherworkingThe manufacture of articles from leather.
- homeworkingWorking from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.
- teamworkingWork carried out as a team.
- coworkingThe use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
- misworkingincorrect working; malfunction
- workinglyWith work or labour.
- bronzeworkingThe making of useful or decorative items from bronze.
- mineworkingWorking in a mine; mining.