WORKSHOP

workshop

(noun) a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving

workshop, shop

(noun) small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

workshop (plural workshops)

A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.

A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.

An academic conference.

Verb

workshop (third-person singular simple present workshops, present participle workshopping, simple past and past participle workshopped)

(transitive) To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.

(transitive) To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.

(transitive, business) To improve through collaboration.

Source: Wiktionary


Work"shop`, n.

Definition: A shop where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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