About The Word Hotbed
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Hotbed
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What's The Definition Of Hotbed?
[n] a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
[n] a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hotbed: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hotbed: birthplace | breeding place | brooder | cloche | cold frame | conservatory | coolhouse | cradle | forcing | forcing bed | forcing house | forcing pit | glasshouse | greenhouse | hatchery | hothouse | Hydra | incubator | lathhouse | milk cow | mustard | nest | nidus | nursery | orangery | pinery | rabbit | rich soil | rookery | seed plot | seedbed | summerhouse | warren See Also | bed | situation | state of affairs Hotbed In Webster's Dictionary \Hot"bed`\, n.
1. (Gardening) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or
other substances, and covered with glass, intended for
raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics.
2. A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a
hotbed of sedition.
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