# workshop

Pronunciation: say "WURK-shop" US /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/, UK /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/, AUS /ˈwɜːk.ʃɔp/

## Noun

1. A room, often fairly small, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
   - Simple: A room where people make or fix things with tools and machines.
   - _The mechanic rolled the engine into his workshop for repairs._
   - _Rows of sewing machines filled the workshop on the second floor._
2. A brief, intensive educational course for a small group that emphasizes interaction and hands-on problem solving.
   - Simple: A short class where a small group learns by doing and solving problems together.
   - _The company ran a two-day workshop on negotiation skills for new managers._
   - _Participants in the photography workshop spent the afternoon shooting portraits and critiquing each other's work._
6. A conference at which academics present and discuss their research.
   - Simple: A meeting where scientists and other experts talk about their work.
   - _The linguistics workshop drew about forty researchers from across the country._
   - _He organized a workshop on machine learning at the university last fall._

## Verb

3. To develop or rework something in a workshop, often as a group effort.
   - Simple: To work on and improve something with others during a workshop.
   - _The band plans to workshop the new material on a short club tour._
   - _Editors workshopped the manuscript over several intense weekend sessions._
4. To develop a draft play with its playwright through rehearsals with actors, followed by critique of the results.
   - Simple: To test a new play by acting it out and talking about ways to fix it.
   - _The director agreed to workshop the script with a small cast over the summer._
   - _Several regional theaters workshopped the musical before its Broadway debut._
5. To improve something through collaboration.
   - Simple: To make something better by working on it as a group.
   - _Marketing wants to workshop the campaign concept before presenting it to the client._
   - _The committee workshopped the proposal into a far stronger document._

## Origin

Formed from the words "work" and "shop" joined together.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/workshop (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).