workbench

noun

work·​bench ˈwərk-ˌbench How to pronounce workbench (audio)
: a bench on which work especially of mechanics, machinists, and carpenters is performed

Examples of workbench in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Esther, sung by the standout soprano Tiffany Choe, tends to an exquisite $5,000 masterpiece on her workbench. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024 In Holbrook's footage of the mouse, the animal lifts objects — including some larger than Welsh Tidy Mouse's tiny frame — and carries them over to a small box on a workbench, where the rodent places the things neatly inside. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024 Budget constraints should be a programmable attribute, along with workbench time-to-live policies, among other capabilities. Haseeb Budhani, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Washington lobbyist Ashley Turton got behind the wheel of her BMW before dawn on Jan. 10, 2011, heading to an early flight when her car hit the workbench in their Capitol Hill garage and something ignited, engulfing the car in flames. Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024 The State Dining Room has been transformed into Santa's workshop, with elves' workbenches, stools and ladders circling the Christmas trees and tools and gifts-in-progress rounding out the décor. CBS News, 27 Nov. 2023 Whatever its mission, Welsh Tidy Mouse is disciplined: The animal has rarely missed a night of reorganizing the workbench since Mr. Holbrook noticed the behavior in October. Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024 The kitchenette should serve as a food prep station and a workbench. Cristina Moody, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023 This is arguably the best value in a garage workbench out there right now. Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1675, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of workbench was circa 1675

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“Workbench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workbench. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

workbench

noun
work·​bench ˈwərk-ˌbench How to pronounce workbench (audio)
: a bench on which work is done

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