English Words Starting With W

• working class

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌwɜː.kɪŋ ˈklɑːs/The social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial jobs, and who do not have a high level of income or formal education.
• working day

  nounB1
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈdeɪ/A day on which normal work is done, typically Monday to Friday.
• working dog

  nounB2
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈdɒɡ/A dog bred, trained, or used to perform practical tasks such as herding livestock, guarding property, assisting police, or aiding people with disabilities, rather than being primarily a companion pet.
• working drawing

  nounC1
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈdrɔːɪŋ/A detailed, scaled technical drawing used to guide the construction or manufacture of a specific object, building, or component.
• working families tax credit

  nounLow/Historical
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈfæməliz ˈtæks ˌkredɪt/A now defunct UK state financial benefit for low-income working parents with children.
• working fluid

  nounLow (C1-C2)
  /ˈwɜː.kɪŋ ˈfluː.ɪd/A substance, typically a liquid or gas, that circulates within a system to transfer energy by absorbing heat in one part of the system and releasing it in another.
• working girl

  nounB1
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈɡɜːl/A woman who is employed; a female worker.
• working memory

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌwɜː.kɪŋ ˈmem.ər.i/The brain system responsible for temporarily holding and manipulating information needed for complex cognitive tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension.
• working order

  nounC1
  /ˈwɜː.kɪŋ ˈɔː.dər/A state in which a machine or device functions correctly and efficiently, performing its intended tasks.
• working papers

  plural-nounB2
  /ˌwɜː.kɪŋ ˈpeɪ.pəz/Official documents that prove a young person is legally permitted to be employed, often required before they can start a job.
• working party

  nounC1
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈpɑːti/A group of people, often with specific expertise, appointed to study, investigate, or report on a particular issue or problem.
• working storage

  nounC1/C2 (specialized technical term)
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/A temporary data storage area in computing where information is held while being processed.
• working substance

  nounC1
  /ˌwɜː.kɪŋ ˈsʌb.stəns/The material or fluid in a heat engine or thermodynamic system that undergoes cyclic changes to produce work.
• working week

  nounB1
  /ˌwɜː.kɪŋ ˈwiːk/The part of the week (typically Monday to Friday) during which work is done.
• working-capital fund

  nounC1+
  /ˌwɜː.kɪŋ ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈfʌnd/A pool of money set aside specifically to finance the day-to-day operational expenses of a business or organization.
• workingman

  nounC1
  /ˈwɜːkɪŋmæn/A man who does manual or industrial work for wages, typically with his hands.
• workingperson

  nounLow
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋˈpɜːsən/An adult who is employed and earns money for their work, especially in a job requiring physical effort or manual labour.
• workingwoman

  nounC2
  /ˌwɜːkɪŋˈwʊmən/A woman who works for a wage or salary, especially one engaged in manual or non-executive work.
• workload

  nounB2
  /ˈwɜːk.ləʊd/The amount of work to be done, especially by a person or machine within a particular period.
• workman

  nounB2
  /ˈwɜːkmən/A man employed to do manual or skilled labour, especially in construction, maintenance, or a trade.

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