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workroom

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

noun

  • workrooms
    plural
  1. a room in which work is carried on.


workroom British  
/ ˈwɜːkˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

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

"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

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Etymology

Origin of workroom

First recorded in 1820–30; work + room


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With a costume workroom functioning full speed throughout the fall and winter of 2021 in Romania, Atwood created and tailored costumes for each character, including the Nevermore Academy purple-striped uniforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

In the weeks before the big day, Eve had worked as a runner in the workroom.

From BBC ● May 4, 2023

Seven senior staff arrived at the little workroom at 7 a.m. and went over patients' brain imaging with the residents.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2022

Spatial, an early player in virtual reality workroom apps, is changing its focus to virtual art galleries showcasing non-fungible tokens, or NFTs.

From The Verge ● Dec. 15, 2021

“Do not bother with the Basic Artificing class you have signed for. Instead you will come to my workroom tomorrow. Noon.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Pupils in some affected schools have been unable to access design-and-technology workrooms, laboratories and other specialist spaces.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024

The workrooms contained metal lathes, hand tools and grey casings, but it was not possible to verify what had been made there.

From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023

In the cavernous hallways between Kansas City’s secured warhead workrooms are green and white nursing pods with a greeting: “Welcome mothers.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

With Broadway shows, touring companies and hundreds of other productions on hold, the designers had the rare luxury of having the undivided attention of stalled theatrical workrooms throughout 2020 and 2021 shutdowns.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022

Despite Marx & Haas Clothing Company’s concessions to the labor union, the workrooms were crowded and the air was filthy.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

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