Workbox (Noun)
Meaning
Container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She rummaged through her grandmother's old workbox, finding a trove of antique sewing needles and threads.
- The seamstress kept her workbox well-organized, with separate compartments for her scissors, pins, and fabric scraps.
- As a child, she would watch her mother sit at the kitchen table, her workbox open beside her, as she worked on her latest sewing project.
- The old wooden workbox had been passed down through generations of quilters in her family, each one adding their own unique touch to its contents.
- In the attic, she discovered a dusty workbox filled with her great-aunt's embroidery floss, beads, and other sewing treasures.