Noun
/ˈwərkiNG/,
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workings, plural;
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The action of doing work
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The action of extracting minerals from a mine
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A mine or a part of a mine from which minerals are being extracted
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The way in which a machine, organization, or system operates
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we will be less secretive about the workings of government
Web Definitions:
- works: the internal mechanism of a device
- working: a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
- The entire system of openings (underground as well as at the surface) in a mine.
- A general term meaning all the underground openings of a mine. In VULCAN, workings are put into a layer.