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workplace (enc)

Workplace

Noun1.workplace - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop - a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
beehive - any workplace where people are very busy
brokerage house, brokerage - place where a broker conducts his business
central, telephone exchange, exchange - a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
colliery, pit - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
creamery - a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
drill site - workplace that is the site of a drill hole
exchange - a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"
fishery, piscary - a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
fish farm - a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
smithy, forge - a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
gasworks - the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
glassworks - a workplace where glass is made
ironworks - the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
job - a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory - a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
laundry - workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
locker room - a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions
lumberyard - a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
oyster bank, oyster bed, oyster park - a workplace where oysters are bred and grown
proving ground - a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
rope yard, ropewalk - workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
roundhouse - workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
shipyard - a workplace where ships are built or repaired
shop floor - workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor"
studio - workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph"
studio - workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
tannery - workplace where skins and hides are tanned
test bed - a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions
waterworks - workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
workshop, shop - small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth

 

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