WORK BENCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does work bench mean? 

• WORK BENCH (noun)
  The noun WORK BENCH has 1 sense:

1. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

  Familiarity information: WORK BENCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WORK BENCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bench; work bench; workbench

Hypernyms ("work bench" is a kind of...):

work table; worktable (a table designed for a particular task)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "work bench"):

lab bench; laboratory bench (a workbench in a laboratory)

 Context examples 

He didn't like to go into the garage because the work bench was stained where the body had been lying so he moved uncomfortably around the office—he knew every object in it before morning—and from time to time sat down beside Wilson trying to keep him more quiet.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)