workshop

American  

[wurk-shop] / ˈwɜrkˌʃɒp /

noun

1. a room, group of rooms, or building in which work, especially mechanical work, is carried on.

2. a seminar, discussion group, or the like, that emphasizes exchange of ideas and the demonstration and application of techniques, skills, etc..

   a theater workshop; an opera workshop.

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verb (used with object)

workshopped, workshopping

1. to experiment with different versions of (a play or other performance), often in a collaborative environment.

   Most comedians workshop their jokes in smaller clubs before adding them to a polished routine.

workshop British  

/ ˈwɜːkˌʃɒp /

noun

1. a room or building in which manufacturing or other forms of manual work are carried on

2. a room in a private dwelling, school, etc, set aside for crafts

3. a group of people engaged in study or work on a creative project or subject

   a music workshop

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verb

1. (tr) to perform (a play) with no costumes, set, or musical accompaniment

Other Word Forms

• postworkshop adjective

Etymology

Origin of workshop

First recorded in 1555–65; work + shop

Example Sentences

"Describing the Heavens: Astronomy from Islamic scientists to Bradford's Abraham Sharp" has been given £3,500 to create a series of family events, workshops and an exhibition.

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Dr Knight said most of the shields looked very similar, potentially suggesting they were made by the same craftsperson or workshop.

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Pupils from years 11 to 13 at Sevenoaks School help to make ceramics and creative clay items in workshops run by the Hospice in the Weald in Pembury.

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It was last used as a mill in the 1980s and was then home to a pine manufacturer and workshop.

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But a new project will explore the possibility it was created at a monastery in Portmahomack where there was a workshop turning animal hides into vellum - a fine parchment used for writing on.

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Related Words

• factory
• laboratory
• mill
• plant
• studio