OPERATING
/ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
O(1) P(3) E(1) R(1) A(1) T(1) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
/ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/
verb
- To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
- To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially to take appropriate effect on the human system.
- To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
- To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
- To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
adjective
- In operation; that operates.“Don't touch the operating machinery.”
- Involved in an operation.
Source: Wiktionary
