worktable
noun
work·ta·ble
ˈwərk-ˌtā-bəl 
: a table for holding working materials and implements
especially
: a small table with drawers and other conveniences for needlework
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The campus was built in 2001 and designed by Anderson Architects with common areas, large worktables in open areas to encourage interaction, plenty of sunlight and outdoor areas where employees can hang out and toss a football.
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David Moin, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
On one of the worktables near a sewing machine is a sketch of a pink vest and pants set that were recently constructed for a photo shoot.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
Companies were able to shrink the amount of space individual workers required, and larger, cubicle-style units were often replaced by long, white worktables in an effort to encourage worker interactions.
—Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
Colorful transparent slides, mounted with slivers of nervous tissue from sacrificed animals still gummy to the touch from chemical treatments, lay scattered on the worktable.
—Benjamin Ehrlich, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2022
With its open shelf, the island worktable, an Etsy find, makes accessing pots and pans easy.
—Raina Kattelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2021
Please make sure to protect your worktable with plastic or newspaper.
—Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
Discount School Supply has magnifiers for toddlers to use to make observations and gather information as well as thick acrylic magnifiers for students that are hand held or are used on a worktable.
—oregonlive, 12 May 2020
The front room of the studio, where visitors enter, boasts worktables and shelves to store work.
—Matt Villano, SFChronicle.com, 19 Feb. 2020
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David Moin, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
On one of the worktables near a sewing machine is a sketch of a pink vest and pants set that were recently constructed for a photo shoot.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
Companies were able to shrink the amount of space individual workers required, and larger, cubicle-style units were often replaced by long, white worktables in an effort to encourage worker interactions.
—Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
Colorful transparent slides, mounted with slivers of nervous tissue from sacrificed animals still gummy to the touch from chemical treatments, lay scattered on the worktable.
—Benjamin Ehrlich, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2022
With its open shelf, the island worktable, an Etsy find, makes accessing pots and pans easy.
—Raina Kattelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2021
Please make sure to protect your worktable with plastic or newspaper.
—Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
Discount School Supply has magnifiers for toddlers to use to make observations and gather information as well as thick acrylic magnifiers for students that are hand held or are used on a worktable.
—oregonlive, 12 May 2020
The front room of the studio, where visitors enter, boasts worktables and shelves to store work.
—Matt Villano, SFChronicle.com, 19 Feb. 2020
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