a room, group of rooms, or building in which work, especially mechanical work, is carried on.
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),work·shop·ped,work·shop·ping.
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.
Origin of workshop
First recorded in 1555–65; work + shop
OTHER WORDS FROM workshop
post·work·shop,adjective
Words nearby workshop
works, worksafe, works council, work-sharing, worksheet, workshop, workshopper, workshy, worksite, work song, Worksop
It’s a great power tool for your beginner workshop as you go through your list of home projects.
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Their authors’ only real hope is to have their papers accepted in workshops, which rarely get the same attention from the community.
Too many AI researchers think real-world problems are not relevant|Amy Nordrum|August 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Writing workshops still are best with real time, synchronous online classes, and students must take the risk of reading what they have written aloud to their classmates.
Online Learning Is Here to Stay|Sara-Ellen Amster|August 7, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The solar array will be used for the workshop and telescope components of the Skylab cluster to be launched as a space station forerunner.
50 years ago, NASA prepared to launch America’s first space station|Maria Temming|July 20, 2020|Science News
On July 9, we held “How and When We’ll Recover, By the Numbers” a workshop to help our readers better understand which metrics matter most right now.
Watch: Quartz’s workshop on how and when we’ll recover|Ana Campoy|July 10, 2020|Quartz
This was the second meeting for the 21 women; their first workshop took place in New Delhi, India, in April.
Amid Unrest, Afghan Women Push For Role in Peace Process|Molly Raskin|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then came the day when they walked into the London workshop of a musical instrument emporium.
Exile on Sesame Street: Keith Richards Writes a Kids’ Book|Malcolm Jones|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here and there were posters featuring seminars you could attend, such as the “Refuse to Be a Victim” workshop.
Preparing for War in Indianapolis: Inside the NRA Plot to Terrify America|Cliff Schecter|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The store that had been his home and workshop for 10 years had suddenly become a place of all but certain death.
My Building Exploded. I Survived: Harlem Miracle Man Tells His Story|Michael Daly|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gratitude from attendees has taken forms ranging from tickets to a Broadway show, to a trip to Brazil to conduct a workshop.
A Most Illegal Adventure with New York City’s Wildest Underground Event Planners|Nina Strochlic|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The kindness of some monks supplied him with his first workshop, which was the vacant cell of a monastery.