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working

  (wûr'kĭng) pronunciation
adj.
    1. Performing work: a working committee.
    2. Operating or functioning as required: a working flashlight.
  1. Having a paying job; employed: working mothers.
    1. Spent at work: a working life of 40 years.
    2. Taken while continuing to work: a working vacation.
    1. Sufficient to allow action: a working majority.
    2. Adequate for practical use: a working knowledge of Spanish.
  2. Serving as a basis or guide for further work: a working hypothesis.
n.
  1. The manner in which something operates or functions. Often used in the plural: the workings of the mind.
  2. The parts of a mine or quarry that have been or are being excavated. Often used in the plural.

 
 
Thesaurus: working

adjective

  1. In action or full operation: active, alive, functioning, going, operating, operative, running. See action/inaction, awareness/unawareness.
  2. Having a job: employed, hired, jobholding, retained. See work/play.

noun

    The way in which a machine or other thing performs or functions. behavior, functioning, operation, performance, reaction. See action/inaction, machine.

 
Antonyms: working

adj

Definition: active, occupied
Antonyms: idle, inoperative, passive, unoccupied, unworking


 
Architecture: working

The alternate swelling and shrinking in seasoned wood, resulting from moisture content changes that occur with changes in relative humidity of the surrounding air; also called movement.


 
Word Tutor: working
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Actively engaged in paid labor; (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing;

pronunciation Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. — Denis Waitley, American personal development expert.

 
Wikipedia: Working (musical)
This article deals with the 1978 musical. For the 1997-1999 NBC situation comedy starring Fred Savage, see Working.
Working
WorkingLogo.jpg
Music Stephen Schwartz
Craig Carnelia
Micki Grant
James Taylor
Mary Rodgers
Lyrics Stephen Schwartz
Craig Carnelia
Micki Grant
James Taylor
Susan Birkenhead
Book Stephen Schwartz
Nina Faso
Based upon Working by Studs Terkel
Productions 1978 Broadway

Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead.

Based on the book of the same name by Studs Terkel, it chronicles a day in the life of twenty-six average American workers. Characters include an ironworker, a waitress, a stone mason, a trucker, a housewife, a UPS delivery man, a teacher, and a retiree. All of their monologues, in which they describe their daily routines and discuss their hopes and aspirations, are true stories derived from interviews with actual workers. While there is neither a unified plot nor a narrative thread carrying the action foreword, each scene makes a smooth transition into the next, with each character's speech related in content to what precedes and follows it.

The show originally was staged at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. After twelve previews, the Broadway production, directed by Schwartz and choreographed by Onna White, opened on May 14, 1978 at the 46th Street Theatre, where it ran for 24 performances. The cast, most of whom played multiple roles, included Patti LuPone, Bob Gunton, Joe Mantegna, Lynne Thigpen, Steven Boockvor, Rex Everhart, Bobo Lewis, Lenora Nemetz, Brad Sullivan, and Matt Landers.

In 1982, Schwartz and Nina Faso adapted the show for a ninety-minute telecast on the PBS series American Playhouse, directed by himself and Kirk Browning and introduced by Turkel. The cast included Barry Bostwick, Barbara Barrie, Scatman Crothers, Barbara Hershey, Beth Howland, Charles Haid, Eileen Brennan, Rita Moreno, Edie McClurg, Charles Durning, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Warnes, James Taylor, and Lynne Thigpen. The program was nominated for three technical Emmy Awards and won for Outstanding Lighting Direction.

A revised and updated version was staged by the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven and L.A. Theatre Works in 1999. It is a popular choice with regional theatres and summer stock companies.

Songs

Act I
  • All the Livelong Day (I Hear America Singing) - Schwartz, Lyrics after Walt Whitman
  • Lovin' Al - Micki Grant
  • The Mason - Craig Carnelia
  • Neat To Be a Newsboy - Stephen Schwartz
  • Nobody Tells Me How - Mary Rodgers
  • Un Mejor Dia Vendra - James Taylor
  • Just a Housewife - Craig Carnelia
  • Millwork - James Taylor
  • Joe - Craig Carnelia
  • If I Could've Been - Micki Grant
Act II
  • It's an Art - Stephen Schwartz
  • Brother Tucker - James Taylor
  • Fathers and Sons - Stephen Schwartz
  • Cleanin' Women - Micki Grant
  • Something to Point To - Craig Carnelia

Due to some retooling after it was first released, variations are available. Some include changing "Neat to be a Newsboy" with a song about being a grocery marker checker entitled "I'm Just Movin'". "I'm Just Movin'" would occur after "Nobody Tells Me How". Some shows allow both "I'm Just Movin'" and "Neat to be a Newsboy". Sometimes, "The Mason" is in the second act, after a small introduction. It would continue to follow. Sometimes the order varies. "Brother Trucker" before "It's an Art". "Joe" in act two after "It's an Art". "Fathers and Sons" after "Cleanin' Women". Alternate versions also include the song "Traffic Jam." Due to no specified sequence of order necessary for the plot to be told, these variations are made possible. The scenes might also be varied for easy transitions to other scenes and songs.

Awards and nominations

  • Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (nominee)
  • Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominee)
  • Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Boockvor and Everhart, nominees)
  • Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (nominee)
  • Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (nominee)
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (nominee)
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Landers and Sullivan, nominees)
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Lewis, winner; Nemetz, nominee)
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (winner)

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Translations: Translations for: Working

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - arbejds-, arbejder-, drifts-, arbejdende
n. - arbejde, gang, drift, bevægelse, gæring, bearbejdning

idioms:

  • working animal    arbejdsdyr
  • working atmosphere    arbejdsatmosfære
  • working capital    driftskapital
  • working class    arbejderklasse
  • working group    arbejdsgruppe
  • working knowledge    arbejdskendskab
  • working party    arbejderparti

Nederlands (Dutch)
werkend, mechanisme

Français (French)
adj. - qui travaille, de marche, de travail, actif, professionnel, qui fonctionne, d'exploitation
n. - fonctionnement, travail, calculs, chantier de mine, chantier de carrière, rouages (npl)

idioms:

  • working capital    (Fin) fonds de roulement
  • working class    classe ouvrière, classe laborieuse
  • working conditions    conditions de travail
  • working drawing    épure
  • working face    (Minér) front de taille
  • working girl    (lit) femme active (arch), prostituée (euph)
  • working group    groupe de travail
  • working hours    heures de travail, heures de bureau
  • working hypothesis    hypothèse de travail
  • working knowledge    élément de base du travail
  • working life    vie active
  • working load    charge de travail
  • working lunch    déjeuner de travail
  • working memory    (Psych) mémoire de travail/à court terme
  • working model    modèle de travail
  • working order    en état de marche
  • working papers    autorisation/permis de travail
  • working party    (Admin) groupe de travail, (Mil) escouade
  • working people    les travailleurs
  • working rail    rampe, balustrade
  • working storage    (Comput) mémoire active
  • working title    titre de travail

Deutsch (German)
n. - Arbeiten, Arbeitsweise, Stollen
adj. - arbeitend, werktätig, brauchbar, Arbeits-

idioms:

  • working capital    Betriebskapital
  • working class    Arbeiterklasse
  • working conditions    Arbetisbedingungen
  • working drawing    Arbeitszeichnen
  • working face    das Ende einer Ausgrabung, wo man Bergbau betreibt
  • working girl    Arbeiterin
  • working group    Arbeitsgruppe
  • working hours    Arbeitsstunden
  • working hypothesis    Arbeitshypothese
  • working knowledge    ausreichende Kenntnisse
  • working life    Arbeitsleben
  • working load    Betriebslast
  • working lunch    Arbeitsessen
  • working memory    Arbeitsspeicher
  • working model    Arbeitsmodell
  • working order    Betriebszustand
  • working papers    Arbeitsgenehmigung
  • working party    Arbeitsgruppe
  • working people    Arbeiter
  • working rail    Schiene, wo das Bühnenbild hängt
  • working storage    Arbeitslagerung
  • working title    Arbeitstitel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λειτουργία, χειρισμός
adj. - εργαζόμενος, λειτουργών, επαρκής, αποτελεσματικός

idioms:

  • working animal    ζώο εργασίας
  • working atmosphere    εργασιακή ατμόσφαιρα
  • working capital    (οικον.) κεφάλαιο κίνησης
  • working class    εργατική τάξη, εργαζόμενοι
  • working group    ομάδα εργασίας
  • working knowledge    βασικές γνώσεις
  • working party    ομάδα εργασίας, επιτροπή πραγματογνωμόνων

Italiano (Italian)
funzionamento, funzionante

idioms:

  • working capital    capitale attivo
  • working class    proletariato
  • working knowledge    competenza, conoscenza pratica
  • working party/group    squadra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trabalho (m), funcionamento (m)
adj. - trabalhador, em funcionamento

idioms:

  • working capital    capital em conta
  • working class    classe trabalhadora (f)
  • working knowledge    forma de pensar
  • working party/group    grupo de trabalho (m)

Русский (Russian)
работа, эксплуатация, позволяющий осуществлять работу, способствующий работе, отведенный для работы, пригодный для работы, связанный с работой, работающий, действующий

idioms:

  • working capital    оборотный капитал, текущие активы
  • working class    рабочий класс
  • working knowledge    минимум необходимых знаний (для какой-л. деятельности)
  • working party/group    рабочая группа (по подготовке документа)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que funciona, suficiente, trabajador, laboral, de trabajo, adecuado
n. - funcionamiento, operación, excavación, cantera, explotación (mina), laboreo, (mar.) maniobra

idioms:

  • working capital    activo circulante o de trabajo
  • working class    clase obrera
  • working conditions    condiciones de trabajo
  • working drawing    (arq., mec.) dibujo de trabajo , plano de taller, plano de ejecución, plano de construcción
  • working face    faz de labores (minas)
  • working girl    obrera joven, trabajadora joven
  • working group    grupo de trabajo
  • working hours    horas de trabajo
  • working hypothesis    hipótesis de trabajo
  • working knowledge    conocimiento práctico
  • working life    vida de trabajo
  • working load    cuota de trabajo (empleados), cantidad de trabajo (máquinas)
  • working lunch    almuerzo de trabajo
  • working memory    (Psic.) memoria de percepción inmediata y procesadora del lenguaje , (Comp.) memoria de trabajo
  • working model    modelo de guía, esquema, maqueta
  • working order    en funcionamiento, en condiciones de trabajar
  • working papers    permiso oficial de trabajo, papeles de trabajo
  • working party    grupo de trabajo
  • working people    gente de trabajo
  • working rail    riel que sostiene el decorado de un escenario (teatro)
  • working storage    memoria de almacenamiento
  • working title    cargo, puesto (en el trabajo)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bearbetning, skötsel, drift
adj. - arbetande, fungerande, arbets-, praktisk, effektiv

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
工作的, 经营的, 劳动的, 工作, 劳动, 工作方式

idioms:

  • working animal    用来干活的动物
  • working atmosphere    工作气氛
  • working capital    流动资本
  • working class    工人阶级
  • working group    工作小组, 事务委员会
  • working knowledge    足以对付工作上的知识, 工作上够用的知识
  • working party    工作小组

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 工作的, 經營的, 勞動的
n. - 工作, 勞動, 工作方式

idioms:

  • working animal    用來幹活的動物
  • working atmosphere    工作氣氛
  • working capital    流動資本
  • working class    工人階級
  • working group    工作小組, 事務委員會
  • working knowledge    足以對付工作上的知識, 工作上夠用的知識
  • working party    工作小組

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일하는 , 경작에 쓰이는, 경련하는
n. - 일, 가공, 해결

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - はたらき, 作用, 作業, 解決, 計算の過程, 仕組み, 動き方, 遅々とした歩み, 作業場, 仕事

idioms:

  • in working order    正常に動く状態で, 順調で
  • working animal    仕事人間
  • working atmosphere    職場環境
  • working capital    運転資金, 運転資本, 流動資産
  • working class    賃金労働者階級
  • working knowledge    実際に役立つ知識
  • working party/group    特別調査委員会, 特別作業隊, 作業班

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمل, شغل, تشغيل, نمط (صفه) عامل, عملي, شاغل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של עבודה, עובד, פועל, שימושי, מעשי, מועסק‬
n. - ‮דרך פעולה, תפעול, מכרה, מחצבה‬


 
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