Workshop
//ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
"A gleam of sun shining through the unsashed window, and chequering the dark workshop with a broad patch of light, fell full upon him, as though attracted by his sunny heart."
- 2 a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving wordnet
- 3 A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
"On any given Friday night at the Claremont Colleges, between 15 and 20 Jewish students gather to sing wordless melodies, dive into textual study of Talmud or James Baldwin, or hold workshops on antisemitism."
- 4 small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done wordnet
- 5 An academic conference.
Verb
- 1 To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results. transitive
- 2 To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop. transitive
"Some in-class tutorial time was set aside for workshopping the entries."
- 3 To improve through collaboration. transitive
Example
More examples"Please give us a call now if you want to participate in the workshop."
Etymology
From work + shop.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.