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WORKSHOP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("workshop" is a kind of...):
class; course; course of instruction; course of study (education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
Synonyms:
shop; workshop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("workshop" is a kind of...):
work; workplace (a place where work is done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "workshop"):
bindery (a workshop where books are bound)
bookbindery (a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books)
brickfield; brickyard (a place where bricks are made and sold)
chop shop (a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts)
dye-works (a workshop where dyeing is done)
machine shop (workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools)
pottery (a workshop where clayware is made)
print shop; printing shop (a workplace where printing is done)
saddlery (workshop where a saddler works)
sheltered workshop (a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population)
turnery (workshop where objects are made on a lathe)
