The difference between Broken and Working

When used as adjectives, broken means fractured, whereas working means that is or are functioning.

Working is also noun with the meaning: operation.

check bellow for the other definitions of Broken and Working

  1. Broken as a verb:

  1. Broken as an adjective (of a, bone or body part):

    Fragmented, in separate pieces. Fractured; having the bone in pieces. Split or ruptured. Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next. Interrupted; not continuous. Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

    Examples:

    "My arm is broken!"

    "the ground was littered with broken bones"

    "One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station. [[File:One recent morning the team had to replace a broken weather research station.ogg]]"

    "A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken."

    "Tomorrow: broken skies."

  2. Broken as an adjective (of a, promise, etc):

    Breached; violated; not kept.

    Examples:

    "'broken promises of neutrality"

    "'broken vows"

    "the broken covenant"

  3. Broken as an adjective (of an, electronic connection):

    Non-functional; not functioning properly. Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic. Badly designed or implemented. Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being a non-native speaker. Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.

    Examples:

    "I think my doorbell is broken."

    "This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time."

    "Oh man! That is just broken!"

  4. Broken as an adjective (of a, person):

    Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

    Examples:

    "The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken."

  5. Broken as an adjective:

    Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

    Examples:

    "rfquote-sense en"

  6. Broken as an adjective (of land):

    Uneven.

  7. Broken as an adjective (sports, and, gaming, of a tactic or option):

    Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.

  1. Working as a noun (usually plural):

    Operation; action.

  2. Working as a noun:

    Method of operation.

  3. Working as a noun (arithmetic):

    The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.

    Examples:

    "Be sure to check your working."

  4. Working as a noun:

    Fermentation.

  5. Working as a noun:

    (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.

  1. Working as a verb:

    Examples:

    "Leave him alone; he's working."

  1. Working as an adjective:

    That is or are functioning.

    Examples:

    "a working ventilator"

  2. Working as an adjective:

    That suffices but requires additional work.

    Examples:

    "a working copy of the script"

  3. Working as an adjective:

    In paid employment.

    Examples:

    "working mothers"

  4. Working as an adjective:

    Of or relating to employment.

    Examples:

    "the working week"

  5. Working as an adjective:

    Enough to allow one to use something.

    Examples:

    "a working knowledge of computers"

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