Underworking
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 lower or underlying workings
"You've always been curious about the underworkings of the city, and you wonder where the ladder will take you. You descend the rungs until you are on solid ground."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of underwork form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"You've always been curious about the underworkings of the city, and you wonder where the ladder will take you. You descend the rungs until you are on solid ground."
Etymology
From under- + working.
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