workings

noun

SayWUR-kingzUS/ˈwɝkɪŋz/UK/ˈwɜːkɪŋz/

3 meanings of workings

1
nounplural
The hidden parts inside a machine or system that make it work.
Like the parts hidden inside a clock that make it tick.
She loves taking clocks apart to see their inner workings.
Engineers explained the workings of the new engine to the class.
Similarmechanics, mechanism, machinery, operation
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2
noun
Plural of working. Use this form when you mean more than one working.
The tour showed us the inner workings of the old clock tower.
The mine's old workings stretched deep underground.
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3
nounplural
The areas of a mine or quarry where people dig out rock or coal.
Like the tunnels and pits where all the digging happens.
Miners lit their lamps before going down into the workings.
The quarry workings had been abandoned for fifty years.
Similarexcavations, diggings, pits
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workings is a form of working

working, noun: The smaller steps and math you write down while solving a problem. Full entry

Forms: workingworkings plural
Spelling: working → workings: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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