Standing and Working

Standing

Standing adjective - Fixed in a place or position.

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Working and standing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead an adjective "Standing".

Nearby Word: stand

Working adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Standing and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Standing" instead an adjective "Working".

Nearby Words: work, works, worked, workable, worker

human	human standing	human working
good	good standing	good working
female	female standing	female working
high	high standing	high working
Other adjectives: better, formal, strong, large, little, bad, beautiful, new, professional, general, former, final, few, neutral, double, giant, red.

Anyone standing behind it would hear the device working, but the sound level they hear is only slightly louder than normal speaking volume.

Source: Agony Beam
Then the squad is admonished by a passing supervisor for standing around when they should be working.

Source: Bavarian Fire Drill
Benny retorts, while standing on the side of the building, that he'd have noticed if gravity wasn't working.

Source: Characters / LEGO Dimensions

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