"workbox" meaning in All languages combined

See workbox on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: workboxes [plural]
Etymology: From work + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|work|box}} work + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} workbox (plural workboxes)
  1. A toolbox; a container for the items needed to carry out a task. Categories (topical): Containers Hypernyms (container for tools): box Translations (container for items): tarvikelaatikko (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-workbox-en-noun-BO-J4Fjl Disambiguation of Containers: 92 8 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'container for tools': 87 13 Disambiguation of 'container for items': 91 9
  2. (figurative) A set of skills and approaches. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-workbox-en-noun-0zjveK3f

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From work + box.",
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        {
          "text": "The sewing workbox held fabric, needles, notions, patterns, and other supplies."
        }
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      ],
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          "word": "tarvikelaatikko"
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Stephen Bowkett, Countdown to Creative Writing:",
          "text": "As with an understanding of the basic elements, knowing something of how sub-elements work gives insight into how stories generally are put together, thus adding another analytical tool to the pupils's ^([sic]) mental workbox.",
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        }
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        {
          "text": "The sewing workbox held fabric, needles, notions, patterns, and other supplies."
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Stephen Bowkett, Countdown to Creative Writing:",
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      "sense": "container for items",
      "word": "tarvikelaatikko"
    }
  ],
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}

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