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Hothouse
Meaning
Noun
●
A
heated
greenhouse.
●
An environment in which growth or development is
encouraged
naturally
or
artificially
; a hotbed.
●
A
bagnio
, or
bathing
house
; a brothel.
●
A
heated
room
for
drying
greenware.
●
In Climatology & Buildings:
A
hot
state in global climate.
Verb
●
To provide (a
child
) with an
enriched
environment with the
aim
of
stimulating
academic
development.
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Origin
hothouse
English
hot
English
hat
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
house
English
hous
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Icehouse
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