workings
How things function
The workings of something are its internal mechanisms or operations—how it functions: the workings of the human mind, the inner workings of government.
The word often appears with *inner* to emphasize hidden complexity.
In mining, workings are the excavated parts of a mine where extraction occurs.
Toothed rotating machine parts
- cogsProjections on a wheel
- pulleysGrooved wheels for rope
- leversForce-multiplying pivot bars
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
bearings · camshaft · crankshaft · pistons · valves · clutch · transmission · differential
Narrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- oreMetal-bearing rock
coal · seam · gallery · drift · pithead · colliery · extraction · ventilation
Industrial production facility
- plantBotanical organism
- assemblyConstructing from components
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
manufacture · automation · industrial · fabrication · robotics · mechanization · mass-production · scheduling
Functional body parts
- innardsInternal organs collectively
- visceraAbdominal organs collectively
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
gastrointestinal · physiology · anatomy · metabolism · circulation · biological · internal
Prescribed sequence of actions
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
sequencing · flowchart · blueprint · framework · implementation · execution · development · planning
Mental reflections
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- mentalOf the mind
subconscious · unconscious · consciousness · intellect · psyche · imagination · perception · memory
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
springs · bearings · camshaft · crankshaft · pistons · valves · clutch · transmission · differential · linkage
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
ore · coal · seam · gallery · drift · pithead · colliery · extraction · ventilation · headframe
factory
Industrial production facility
machinery · manufacture · automation · industrial · fabrication · robotics · mechanization · mass-production · scheduling · output
organs
Functional body parts
- innardsInternal organs collectively
- visceraAbdominal organs collectively
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
digestive · gastrointestinal · physiology · anatomy · metabolism · circulation · biological · internal
procedure
Prescribed sequence of actions
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
phases · sequencing · flowchart · blueprint · framework · implementation · execution · development · planning · roadmap
thoughts
Mental reflections
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
mental · subconscious · unconscious · consciousness · intellect · psyche · imagination · perception · memory · intuition
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
workingsbreakdown
Failure or decomposition
malfunction · failure · dysfunction · stoppage · collapse
workingsstillness
Complete lack of motion
inactivity · idleness · dormancy · stasis · standstill
- working outPhysical fitness activity
- not workingNonfunctional, needing repair
- working onActively doing something
- working girlsWomen who sell sex
- working togetherActing in concert
- stop workingFail to operate