underworking

lower or underlying workings

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. - 2010, David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, The Worst-Case...

Origin

From under- + working.

Forms

underworkings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of underwork

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.