working parts (noun)

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• working — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 HAVING A JOB a) having a job that you are paid for: a working mother b) having a job that requires physical rather than intellectual skill: an ordinary working man 2 CLOTHES working clothes are designed for people …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• working — work|ing1 W1S1 [ˈwə:kıŋ US ˈwə:r ] adj [only before noun] 1.) a) having a job that you are paid for →↑employed ▪ a working mother ▪ Many working women rely on relatives for childcare. ▪ A smaller working population will have to support a growing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• working — adjective 1》 having paid employment.     ↘engaged in manual labour.     ↘(of an animal) used in farming, hunting, or for guard duties. 2》 functioning or able to function.     ↘(of parts of a machine) moving and causing a machine to operate. 3》… …   English new terms dictionary

• working — Attempting to complete the remaining part of a trade, by finding either buyers or sellers for the rest. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * working work‧ing [ˈwɜːkɪŋ ǁ ˈwɜːr ] adjective [only before a noun] 1. working people have jobs that they… …   Financial and business terms

• working — 1. adjective 1) working mothers Syn: employed, in (gainful) employment, in work, waged Ant: unemployed, out of work 2) a working windmill Syn: functioning, operating …   Thesaurus of popular words

• working — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. effective; operational. See utility. n. pl. works, parts, action. See composition. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Functioning] Syn. toiling, laboring, moving, in process, in good condition, in force, in …   English dictionary for students

• utility man — noun 1. a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions • Hypernyms: ↑ballplayer, ↑baseball player 2. a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on • Hypernyms: ↑workman, ↑workingman, ↑working man, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• nuts and bolts — noun detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished • Hypernyms: ↑information, ↑info * * * n basics, essentials, fundamentals, details, components, bits and pieces, practicalities COLLOQ. nitty… …   Useful english dictionary

• drive shaft — noun : a shaft that transmits mechanical power see jet engine illustration * * * Mach. a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery. See diag. under differential. [1890 95] * * * drive shaft noun Driving shaft • •… …   Useful english dictionary

• switch box — noun : a metal box containing the working parts of an electrical switch * * * a box, usually of metal, containing one or more electric switches. * * * switch box, a box containing the parts of one or more electric switches …   Useful english dictionary

• break-in — noun Date: 1856 1. the act or action of breaking in < a rash of break ins at the new apartment house > 2. a performance or a series of performances serving as a trial run 3. an initial period of operation during which working parts begin to …   New Collegiate Dictionary