ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1.
a. : a small establishment where manufacturing or craftwork is carried on by a proprietor with or without helpers and often without power machinery — compare factory , machine shop
b. : a place or a method of literary or artistic creation
not what the composer tells us about his workshop but what he is able to convey … through his finished work alone — Eric Blom
2.
a. : a course or seminar emphasizing free discussion, exchange of ideas, demonstration of methods, and practical application of skills and principles given mainly for adults already employed in the field especially of the social sciences and the practical and fine arts
summer workshop in short-story writing
choreographers' workshop
b. : laboratory 1b