- 1(also shop) a room or building in which things are made or repaired using tools or machinery Thesaurusfactory
- plant
- mill
- works
- yard
- workshop/shop
- foundry
- factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made:a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory
- plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place:a nuclear power plant a manufacturing plant a bottling plant
- mill a factory that produces a particular type of material:a steel/cotton/paper/textile/woolen mill
- works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place:a brickworks a steelworks Raw materials were carried to the works by rail.
- yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building something:a shipyard
- workshop/shop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using tools or machinery:a car repair shop a sheet metal workshop
- foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects:an iron foundry
- a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
- an engineering plant/(work)shop
- to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry
- to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry
- factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers
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- 2a period of discussion and practical work on a particular subject, in which a group of people share their knowledge and experience a drama workshop a poetry workshop Topic CollocationsEducationlearning
- acquire/get/lack experience/training/(an) education
- receive/provide somebody with training
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/course/program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- moderate/lead/facilitate a discussion
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in the first, second, etc. grade (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- finish/drop out of/quit school
- graduate from high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying/teasing
- skip/cut/ (informal) ditch class/school
- cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies
- hand in/turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/review/ (informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (formal) sit for a test/an exam
- grade homework/a test
- do well on/ (informal) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college
- leave/graduate from college (with a degree in computer science)/law school
- study for/work towards a law degree/a degree in physics
- major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a Ph.D. in economics
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