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View synonyms for workbench

workbench

[ wurk-bench ]

noun

  1. a sturdy table at which an artisan works.


workbench

/ ˈwɜːkˌbɛntʃ /

noun

  1. a heavy table at which work is done by a carpenter, mechanic, toolmaker, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of workbench1

First recorded in 1775–85; work + bench

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Example Sentences

They were not designed via the epiphany of an unlettered Russian sergeant at a workbench, as fables would have it.

Cut a slot in a board or in the workbench large enough to receive the stop A flat.

With this the young gentleman jumped lightly upon the workbench where he nursed his knees and smoked his pipe.

If furnished with shelves, it can be used as a bookcase or tool closet, and when fully opened, it makes a handy workbench.

The average home mechanic with a few tools seldom has a place to work and is usually without a workbench.

She slid the long box onto the workbench, started to speak, but changed her mind and said nothing.

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