workroom

American  

[wurk-room, -room] / ˈwɜrkˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room in which work is carried on.

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workroom British  

/ -ˌrʊm, ˈwɜːkˌruːm /

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of workroom

First recorded in 1820–30; work + room

Example Sentences

First was the workroom where watches and clocks were repaired.

From Literature

She crossed the front part of the store and peered through the open doorway to the workroom, where a juddering noise of mechanical equipment had started up.

From Literature

When a customer would order one, the pattern would be waiting in the back workroom to be made fit to tailor.

From Los Angeles Times

The main Masters.com workroom looks like a modern newsroom, with about 200 new-age storytellers generating all types of content during the week of the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times

"They often lived and worked in these spaces but it would be a workroom, really, by day and they would weave as long as the light would allow them to do so."

From BBC

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