workbox

Thân thiện

She keeps her needles and thread in a small wooden workbox.

Definition

Noun: 1. A small box or container designed to hold tools, implements, and materials for a specific type of work, especially sewing. * A workbox is a portable, often compartmentalized, case used to organize and store the small items needed for a craft or task.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She opened her wooden workbox to select a needle and thread.
  • The antique workbox was lined with velvet and contained spools of silk.
  • He keeps all his small carpentry tools in a sturdy metal workbox.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Figurative Use: The term can evoke a sense of traditional domestic crafts or meticulous handiwork.
  • The novelist described the character's workbox as a treasure chest of memories, each button and scrap of fabric telling a story.

Variants and Related Words

• Workbasket (noun): A basket, often with a handle, serving the same purpose as a workbox, typically for sewing.
• Sewing box (noun): A more specific synonym for a workbox used for sewing supplies.
• Toolbox (noun): A box for holding tools, generally for mechanical, construction, or repair work. This is a related but often less delicate or decorative container.

Synonyms

• Sewing box
• Workbasket
• Notion box
• Utility box

Related Phrases

• To rummage in a workbox: To search through a workbox, often in a hurried or disorderly way.
  • She had to rummage in her workbox to find the right-colored button.

Học thuật

Noun

1. container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• workbasket
• workbag