workroom

[ wurk-room, -room ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

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noun

a room in which work is carried on.

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Origin of workroom

First recorded in 1820–30; work + room

Words nearby workroom

workpiece, workplace, workprint, Work Projects Administration, work-release, workroom, work rules, works, worksafe, works council, work-sharing

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How to use workroom in a sentence

Season 14 “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant June Jambalaya found herself in the iconic workroom and runway in a very roundabout way, indeed.
June Jambalaya, lightly seasoned newcomer thickens mix of RuPaul’s Drag Race|Scott Stiffler|January 20, 2022|Washington Blade
Some days, I’m scrambling to get chairs from a workroom to say, “Hey, come sit at this table together,” which is also unsafe, because you can’t be 3 feet apart.
Few Masks. Sick Kids. Packed ERs. How One District’s First Four Weeks of School Went Bad.|by Nicole Carr|October 5, 2021|ProPublica
Some agents said they weren’t even allowed to have their personal phone in their workroom while helping customers.
“We’re Not Allowed to Hang Up”: The Harsh Reality of Working in Customer Service|by Ariana Tobin, Ken Armstrong and Justin Elliott, illustrations by Laila Milevski|July 21, 2021|ProPublica
People always ask why we always react so wildly seeing him walk in the workroom.
Nina West spreads holiday cheer in two new videos|Joey DiGuglielmo|December 5, 2020|Washington Blade

Madame Torvestad passed from the parlour to the workroom, where the servant girl sat weaving steadily and skilfully.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
But the graceless Henrietta stuck her tongue out and stole into the passage, whence she hoped to reach the workroom unobserved.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
And then she would steal down to ask for a candle, as a companion to her in the deserted workroom.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
I do not think it wise to leave the workroom alone while the relics are being done over.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
After the repast, they went to visit a workroom, where Marie joined several women who were employed to prepare linen and clothing.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for workroom

workroom

/ (ˈwɜːkˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

a room in which work, usually manual labour, is done

a room in a house set aside for a hobby, such as sewing

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