hothouse
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hot·house
(hŏt′hous′)n.
1. A heated greenhouse for plants that require an even, relatively warm temperature.
2. An environment conducive to vigorous growth or development; a hotbed: "With its mix of African, Latin, European, and pan-American influences, the Caribbean is truly a musical hothouse" (New Yorker).
adj.
1. Grown in a hothouse: a hothouse orchid.
2. Delicate and sensitive, as if from being grown in a hothouse.
tr.v. hot·housed, hot·hous·ing, hot·hous·es
To cultivate in a hothouse.
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hothouse
(ˈhɒtˌhaʊs)n
1. (Botany)
a. a greenhouse in which the temperature is maintained at a fixed level above that of the surroundings
b. (as modifier): a hothouse plant.
2.
a. an environment that encourages rapid development
b. (as modifier): a hot-house atmosphere.
3. an environment where there is great pressure: showjumping is a tough, hothouse world.
4. (modifier) informal often censorious sensitive or delicate: a hothouse temperament.
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hot•house
(ˈhɒtˌhaʊs)n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz)
adj., v. -housed, hous•ing. n.
1. an artificially heated greenhouse for the cultivation of tender plants.
2. a place favoring rapid growth; hotbed.
3. Obs. a brothel.
adj. 4. of or pertaining to a plant grown in, or capable of being grown only in, a hothouse.
5. overprotected, artificial, or unnaturally delicate.
v.t. 6. to cultivate in a hothouse.
7. to educate (children) at an unusually early age.
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Noun | 1. | hothouse - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions |
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hothouse
noun greenhouse, conservatory, glasshouse, orangery Wilted plants thrive when well tended in a hothouse.
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gróîurhús
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hot
(hot) adjective1. having or causing a great deal of heat. a hot oven; That water is hot.
2. very warm. a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.
3. (of food) having a sharp, burning taste. a hot curry.
4. easily made angry. a hot temper.
5. recent; fresh. hot news.
ˈhotly adverb1. eagerly; quickly. The thieves were hotly pursued by the police.
2. angrily; passionately. The accusations were hotly denied.
hot air boastful words, promises that will not be kept etc. Most of what he said was just hot air.
ˌhot-ˈblooded adjective passionate; having strong feelings. hot-blooded young men.
hot dog a hot sausage sandwich.
ˈhotfoot adverb in a great hurry. He arrived hotfoot from the meeting.
ˈhothead noun a hotheaded person.
ˌhotˈheaded adjective easily made angry; inclined to act suddenly and without sufficient thought.
ˈhothouse noun a glass-house kept warm for growing plants in. He grows orchids in his hothouse.
ˈhot-plate noun1. the part of a cooker on which food is heated for cooking.
2. a portable heated plate of metal etc for keeping plates of food etc hot.
be in hot water, get into hot water to be in or get into trouble.
hot up – past tense, past participle ˈhotted – verb to increase; to become more exciting etc.
in hot pursuit chasing as fast as one can. The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit.
like hot cakes very quickly. These books are selling like hot cakes.
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