Workbox

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A toolbox; a container for the items needed to carry out a task.

    "The sewing workbox held fabric, needles, notions, patterns, and other supplies."

  2. 2
    container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) wordnet
  3. 3
    A set of skills and approaches. figuratively

    "As with an understanding of the basic elements, knowing something of how sub-elements work gives insight into how stories generally are put together, thus adding another analytical tool to the pupils's ^([sic]) mental workbox."

Synonyms

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workbagworkbasketworkbasket

Example

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"The sewing workbox held fabric, needles, notions, patterns, and other supplies."

Etymology

From work + box.

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