I. adjective
Etymology: from gerund of work (III)
1. : adequate to permit work to be done : sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish results
the party has a working majority in the senate
working knowledge of at least one other modern language — B.B.Thomas
2. : assumed or adopted to permit or facilitate further work or activity
a working draft of a peace treaty was submitted for discussion
necessity for working agreements with her neighboring states on interstate construction projects — American Guide Series: New Jersey
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of work (III)
: an excavation or group of excavations made in mining, quarrying, or tunneling — used chiefly in plural
the workings extended for miles underground