workbench

[ wurk-bench ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌbɛntʃ /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR workbench ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a sturdy table at which an artisan works.

Nearby words

workaday, workaholic, workaround, workbag, workbasket, workbench, workboat, workbook, workbox, workday, worked

Origin of workbench

First recorded in 1775–85; work + bench

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for workbench

They were not designed via the epiphany of an unlettered Russian sergeant at a workbench, as fables would have it.
The Story of Saddam's Gun Collection|C.J. Chivers|October 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The average home mechanic with a few tools seldom has a place to work and is usually without a workbench.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Before daylight, Tom was back at his workbench ready to begin assembling the units of his new sonar gear.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton
In an instant the workman sprang up, wiped his stool with his apron for me, and sat down himself on his workbench.
Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume I (of 2)|Harriet Martineau

Banasel turned back to the workbench, studied the labels on the drawers for a moment, then opened one.
The Players|Everett B. Cole
As they finished and sat down to wait for the girls, Rick picked up one of the radio units on the workbench.
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine

British Dictionary definitions for workbench

workbench

/ (ˈwɜːkˌbɛntʃ) /

noun

a heavy table at which work is done by a carpenter, mechanic, toolmaker, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

workbench

.css-1gxch3{color:#1a1a1a;font-size:18px;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;}noun

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of workbench

Examples from the Web for workbench

British Dictionary definitions for.css-ylq2vz{color:#1a1a1a;} workbench

workbench

noun

noun

British Dictionary definitions for workbench