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workings

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Noun1.workings - the internal mechanism of a device
works
mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
2.workings - a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
working
excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating
Translations
workings [ˈwɜːkɪŋz] npl
a. (way sth works) → funzionamento msg
the workings of his mind → i meccanismi della sua mente
b. (of quarry) → scavi mpl
workings [ˈwɜːkɪŋz] npl
a. (way sth works) → funzionamento msg
the workings of his mind → i meccanismi della sua mente
b. (of quarry) → scavi mpl


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Electric power plants were installed, and his workings were lighted as well as run by electricity.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
He was beginning to perceive something of the intricate and unfathomable workings of the feminine mind.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
I was telling Evans one night, I remember, of some wonderful workings I had found whilst hunting koodoo and eland in what is now the Lydenburg district of the Transvaal.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
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