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working part

working part noun: the section of rope between the working end and a knot being made.

Noun

working part (plural working parts)

  1. (rope) The section of rope between the working end and a knot being made.
  2. A part of a machine that moves and helps to operate it.
    • 2. Simplicity, with the least number of working parts, all readily visible and accessible.1951 July, “British Standard Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, pages 438-439
    • Every village had a flour-mill, worked by wind or water. The buildings were usually of wood, as were all the working parts of the mill, except for the stones.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 116

Forms of working part

pluralworking parts

Questions about working part

What does working part mean?
Working part means the section of rope between the working end and a knot being made.
What part of speech is working part?
Working part is a noun.
What is the plural of working part?
The plural of working part is working parts.

Words near working part in the dictionary

  1. working oneself to the bone
  2. working order
  3. working out
  4. working over
  5. working papers
  6. working part
  7. working parties
  8. working parts
  9. working party
  10. working poor
  11. working pressure

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