factory

factory
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. manufactory, mill, shop, works, facilities, workshop. See production.
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(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. plant, manufactory, shop, industry, workshop, machine shop, mill, works, laboratory, assembly plant, manufacturing plant, establishment, branch, foundry, forge, loom, mint, carpenter shop, brewery, sawmill, supply house, warehouse, sweatshop, guild, cooperative, processing plant, workroom, firm, company, packing plant, outfitters, facility, layout*.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
manufactory, manufacturing facility, plant, mill, shop, firm, machine shop, works, foundry, assembly line.
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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A building or complex in which an industry is located: mill, plant, work (used in plural). See MAKE, PLACE.

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