workshop

[wurk-shop]

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.

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

/ 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

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• postworkshop adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of workshop¹

First recorded in 1555–65; work + shop

Example Sentences

Many of the Chinese precursor chemicals are produced in small workshops, and then sold over the internet, at times using cryptocurrency for the deals, according to U.S. officials.

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The Town Hall gardens, which became a focal point following the 2024 tragedy in which three girls were killed at a dance workshop, were among eight areas in the resort praised in the national final.

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There was the enormous dairy barn, the milking parlor, the workshop, the machine shed.

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The complex also includes storage areas open to researchers, laboratories and restoration workshops.

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It sounds like you’re putting on a writing workshop in the studio.

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Related Words

• factory 
• laboratory 
• mill 
• plant 
• studio