workings
noun [plural] (OPERATION) /ˈwɜː.kɪŋz/
/ˈwɝː-/ Definition
the workings of sth › the way that an organization, machine, or organism operates: the workings of government I don't know anything about the workings of other departments or about the organization as a whole.Engines and motorsThe engine and engine partsWays of achieving things
(Definition of workings noun (OPERATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Becoming better
- Cancelling and interrupting
- Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- Coping and not coping
- Delaying and wasting time
- Describing the leading position
- Efficient and effective
- Expressions telling people to hurry up
- Failing and doing badly
- Failures
- Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
- Hesitating
- Higher and lower points of achievement
- Hurrying and doing things quickly
- Making progress and advancing
- Making things better
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- Potential
- Reacting and responding
- Repeating an action
- Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- Success and achievements
- Successful (things or people)
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Synonyms and related words:
- a means to an end idiom
- actively adverb
- another determiner, pronoun (DIFFERENT)
- approach noun (DEALING WITH)
- avenue noun (POSSIBILITY)
- basis noun (METHOD)
- channel noun (COMMUNICATING)
- device noun (METHOD)
- mean noun (METHOD)
- medium noun (METHOD)
- modus operandi noun
- one way or another idiom
- one-handed adverb, adjective
- open sesame noun
- path noun (ACTIONS)
- resort noun (ACTION)
- via preposition (JOURNEY)
- ways and means idiom
- what's the drill for sth? idiom
- whereby adverb, conjunction
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