hothouse
hothouse · hothouses
теплиця
Treibhaus, Gewächshaus, Glashaus, Tepidarium
A heated greenhouseA heated greenhouse.
US/hˈɑthˌaʊs/
» Hothouse conditions helped the exotic plants thrive.
Meaning
6 sensesA heated greenhouse.
Treibhaus, Gewächshaus, Glashaus
тепли́цяteplýcja
(figuratively)An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.
Treibhaus, förderliche Umgebung
An environment full of conflict or plots.
A heated room for drying greenware.
Trockenraum
A hot state in global climate.
(obsolete)A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel.
More definitions
- a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
Examples
1 sentencesHothouse conditions helped the exotic plants thrive.
Translations
4 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
heated greenhouse:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
heated greenhouse:
environment that encourages development:
heated room for drying greenware:
Origin
From Middle English hothous, equivalent to hot + house.From Middle English hothous, equivalent to hot + house.
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Forms
plural: hothousesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner:conservatoryindoor garden