workbench
noun
work·bench
ˈwərk-ˌbench 
: a bench on which work especially of mechanics, machinists, and carpenters is performed
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The bamboo is wedged into a workbench, the chef drapes one leg over the far end, and bounces up and down to massage the dough.
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Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
At first glance, Nam-Joon Cho’s lab at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looks like your typical research facility—scientists toiling away, crowded workbenches, a hum of machinery in the background.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Before sunrise in Dien Phuong, Vietnam, clay artists set up their workbenches beneath swaying bamboo by the Thu Bon River, shaping ceramic works to the sound of birdsong.
—Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Crane deployment for tender and equipment bays, 132 gallons of petrol storage in jerry cans, crew wet room, crew workbench and store provide scientific and research teams with top of industry equipment and work areas, or leisure guests with more toys than imaginable.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
At first glance, Nam-Joon Cho’s lab at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University looks like your typical research facility—scientists toiling away, crowded workbenches, a hum of machinery in the background.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Before sunrise in Dien Phuong, Vietnam, clay artists set up their workbenches beneath swaying bamboo by the Thu Bon River, shaping ceramic works to the sound of birdsong.
—Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Crane deployment for tender and equipment bays, 132 gallons of petrol storage in jerry cans, crew wet room, crew workbench and store provide scientific and research teams with top of industry equipment and work areas, or leisure guests with more toys than imaginable.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Workbench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workbench. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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workbench
noun
work·bench
ˈwərk-ˌbench
: a bench on which work is done
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