hothouse.
A heated greenhouse.
Meaning & usage
A heated greenhouse.
An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.
An environment full of conflict or plots.
A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel.
A heated room for drying greenware.
A hot state in global climate.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hothous, equivalent to hot + house.
To provide (a child) with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hothous, equivalent to hot + house.
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