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workroom

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈwɝk.ɹum/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A room, such as a workshop or studio, where work is done.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: workspace, workshop

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: workspace, workshop

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: room, space, place, site

2

noun

Meaning 2

room where work is done

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: room

History

Etymology

From work + room.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: работна стая (rabotna staja) — A room where work is done
  • Bulgarian: работно помещение (rabotno pomeštenie) — A room where work is done
  • Dutch: werkkamer — A room where work is done
  • Estonian: töötuba — A room where work is done
  • Finnish: työhuone — A room where work is done
  • French: atelier — A room where work is done
  • German: Arbeitszimmer — A room where work is done
  • Italian: bottega — A room where work is done
  • Serbo-Croatian: radna soba — A room where work is done
  • Serbo-Croatian: kabinet — A room where work is done
  • Swedish: arbetsrum — A room where work is done
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