verb (used without object), worked or (Archaic) wrought;working. to do work; labor. to be employed, especially as a means of earning one’s livelihood: He hasn’t worked for six weeks.

Work is an uncountable noun when it means something we do that takes an effort, often as part of a job or for study: Hard work is good for you. It keeps you fit. ( work as a physical activity)

[intransitive, transitive] to move or pass to a particular place or state, usually gradually + adv./prep. It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system. work your way + adv./prep. (figurative) He worked his way to the top of his profession.

“Working” is an adjective. For instance, if you say “I am working”, it is an action. Working in this case can be a verb.

work (adjective) worked up (adjective) working (adjective)

[ + -ing verb ] They started building the house in January. [ + to infinitive ] I’d just started to write a letter when the phone rang. If a business or other organization starts, or if someone starts one, it is created and starts to operate: She started her own software company.

transitive verb. 1 : to cause to leave a place of concealment : flush start a rabbit. 2 archaic : startle, alarm. 3 : to bring up for consideration or discussion. 4 : to bring into being start a rumor.

[intransitive] start (out) to begin a journey; to leave synonym set off, set out What time are we starting tomorrow? [intransitive, transitive] to begin, or to begin something such as a career, in a particular way that changed later start as something She started as a secretary but ended up running the department.

The verb have has the forms: have, has, having, had. The base form of the verb is have. The present participle is having. The present and past forms are often contracted in everyday speech, especially when have is being used as an auxiliary verb.

Adjectives Vocabulary Word List

• abandoned. able. absolute. academic. acceptable.
• babyish. back. bad. baggy. bare.
• calculating. calm. candid. canine. capital.
• damaged. damp. dangerous. dapper. daring.
• each. eager. early. earnest. easy.
• fabulous. failing. faint. fair. faithful.
• gargantuan. gaseous. general. generous. gentle.
• hairy. half. handmade. handsome.