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workroom

workroom

20 2.2
A room where someone makes things by hand or paints
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrkˌrum/
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  • The artist spent hours in her workroom, surrounded by paints and canvases.
  • a teacher workroom

My favorite memory from Drag Race was I think just walking in like my entrance to workroom.

Examples

  • He organized his tools carefully in the workroom before starting the repair.

  • The perimeter is comprised of five smaller rooms: two storage rooms, a workroom, and two offices.

    Academic text (2014)
  • And we'll build a special workroom for you.

  • Go out the door and make a left, go through the workroom.

  • The workroom becomes a kitchen at times when food activities are part of a lesson.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I'll meet you in the workroom.

  • The tour moved on to the back workroom and then to the Staff Lounge.

    Blog text (21)
  • Now, come along, there are matters to be tended to in the workroom.

  • You will keep your own workroom and, if you so desire, a separate bedchamber.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • However, all experimental sessions were conducted in a quiet workroom with one or two trained research assistants working with a student.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

studio
vsworkroom
310 3.0

A room where artists, dancers, musicians, or photographers work and teach

is aimed at making or doing manual art rather than performance or teaching
workshop
vsworkroom
61 2.3

A room where people make or fix things using tools

is for manual or artistic tasks whereas this focuses on making or fixing goods
workspace
vsworkroom
19 2.7

An area or room where you do your work, for example at an office desk

is for manual or artistic tasks rather than mainly office or computer work
atelier
vsworkroom
5 8.9

A room where an artist or designer makes art

is more general, covering ordinary rooms for manual or artistic work
artist's workroom
vsworkroom
3.8

A room where an artist makes paintings and other art

is used for any manual or artistic tasks rather than only art creation

Compounds

A room where an artist makes paintings and other art

How Equipped

workshop
61 2.3
studio
310 3.0
workroom
20 2.2
storage room
29 1.6

Surface Forms

workroom singular
workrooms plural

Morphology

workroom = work + room (transparent) = work + room

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'work' + 'room' and a B1 learner knowing those words can infer 'a room for work'.

Etymology

Workroom comes from the two simple words work and room, and it literally means 'a room for work'. Think of it like an indoor workshop where you do manual or creative tasks, so today it means a room used for making things or doing projects.