HOTHOUSE


Meaning of HOTHOUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɒthaʊs ]

( hothouses)

1.

A hothouse is a heated building, usually made of glass, in which plants and flowers can be grown.

N-COUNT

2.

You can refer to a situation or place as a hothouse when there is intense activity, especially intellectual or emotional activity.

...the reputation of the College as a hothouse of novel ideas.

N-COUNT : oft N n , N of n

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