workshop
/'wə:kʃɔp/
Definition
- Noun:
- A brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving: A short, focused educational or training session where a small number of participants engage in discussion and practical activities to solve problems or develop skills.
- A small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done: A room or building where goods are made or repaired, often involving manual skill or light industrial work.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Educational/Training Context):
- The university is hosting a creative writing workshop this weekend.
- Employees attended a workshop on effective communication strategies.
- Noun (Industrial/Craft Context):
- The carpenter is in his workshop building a new table.
- The old factory building now houses artists' workshops.
Advanced Usage
- "to workshop an idea": To develop or refine an idea through collaborative discussion and critique, often in a group setting.
- Let's workshop the new marketing plan in our next team meeting.
- "in workshop": A phrase indicating something is being actively developed or repaired.
- The car is currently in the workshop for repairs.
Variants and Related Words
- Work (verb/noun): The activity or result of making an effort. (Related as it is the root concept).
- Shop (noun): A place where goods are made or sold. (A related, more general term).
- Studio (noun): A room where an artist works. (A related term, often for artistic creation rather than manufacturing).
Synonyms
- Seminar (noun): A meeting for discussion or training. (Closer to the educational meaning).
- Atelier (noun): A workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer.
- Factory floor (noun phrase): The area in a factory where goods are produced. (Closer to the industrial meaning, but typically larger scale).
Related Phrases
- Workshop model: An instructional method based on the workshop format, common in education.
- The teacher uses a workshop model for teaching writing.
- Do-it-yourself (DIY) workshop: A session or place focused on teaching or enabling people to make or repair things themselves.
- The community center offers a DIY workshop for basic home repairs.
Idioms
- A workshop of ideas: A place or situation characterized by the generation of many new ideas.
- The design team's office is a real workshop of ideas.
Noun
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a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
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small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
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