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working parts

working parts is the plural of working part.

Meaning of working part

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

Questions about working parts

What is working parts the plural of?
Working parts is the plural of working part.

Words near working parts in the dictionary

  1. working out
  2. working over
  3. working papers
  4. working part
  5. working parties
  6. working parts
  7. working party
  8. working poor
  9. working pressure
  10. working pressures
  11. working proof

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