HOTBED


Meaning of HOTBED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhät-ˌbed ]

noun

Date: 1626

1. : a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings

2. : an environment that favors rapid growth or development

a hotbed of activity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.