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workbench

workbench

18 3.2
A strong table used for making or fixing things
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrkˌbɛnʧ/
translation icon : banco de trabajo
  • The carpenter placed his tools on the sturdy workbench to start the project.

So that is very, very cheap for such a durable, heavy duty and big workbench.

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Examples

  • I have this old workbench that I use as a desk, some posters, some lights.

  • The assistant had shown him Breguet's private workbench, on which there were plans for a grande complication.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The things that you should have on a workbench are lights.

  • Should have everything you need over on this workbench if you wanna take a look.

    Apocalypse of Ice (2020)

  • The room was small, with a low workbench and several shelves along one wall.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Miles had called us all down to his workbench in the basement the day he signed it.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • "In a nook behind the door stood a small workbench, which I had not seen when I came in.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Rokey wandered until he found a workbench on which he could sit down.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Craig is at his workbench, painting the finishing touches on a new puppet.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • His father stood at the workbench, tinkering fussily with an old-fashioned video console.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

bench
vsworkbench
41 1.2

A strong table used for building or fixing things in a workshop

is a sturdy table used for manual work across repairs and trades
worktable
vsworkbench
4 2.9

A table used for tasks like sewing or writing

is for heavier manual jobs like carpentry and repair work
work table
vsworkbench
2 2.3

A table for doing a particular job, like sewing or woodwork

is focused on heavy manual uses like carpentry mechanics and repairs
woodworking bench
vsworkbench
  • Specialized
3.7

A strong table that holds wood while you cut or shape it

is more general covering sturdy tables for carpentry mechanics and repairs

How Sturdy

workbench
18 3.2
bench
41 1.2
workboard
7.2

Surface Forms

workbench singular
workbenches plural

Morphology

workbench = work + bench (transparent) = work + bench

The meaning is a literal combination of 'work' + 'bench' (a bench used for work), which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Workbench is simply work + bench, and bench used to mean a long 'seat' or 'table' for jobs. So a workbench is a strong table made for hand 'work' like carpentry or repairs.