working : Idioms & Phrases
Working beam
- . See
Beam , n. 10.
Webster 1913
Working class
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noun a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
labour; proletariat; labor.
- there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
WordNet
- the class of people who are engaged in manual labor, or are dependent upon it for support; laborers; operatives; chiefly used in the plural.
Webster 1913
Working day
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noun a day on which work is done
workday; work day.
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noun the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage
workday.
- they work an 8-hour day
WordNet
- . See under
Day , n.
Webster 1913
Working drawing
- a drawing, as of the whole or part of a structure, machine, etc., made to a scale, and intended to be followed by the workmen. Working drawings are either general or detail drawings.
Webster 1913
Working house
- a house where work is performed; a workhouse.
Webster 1913
Working point
(Mach.) , that part of a machine at which the effect required; the point where the useful work is done.