- greenhouse green·house n
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green|house — «GREEN HOWS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a building with a glass roof and glass sides, kept warm for growing plants; hothouse; greenery. SYNONYM(S): conservatory. 2. Slang. a clear, plastic covered enclosure in an aircraft, such as a bombardier s… … Useful english dictionary
Green House (nursing home) — The Green House nursing home model is an innovativeFact|date=April 2008 form of long term care for the elderly. It has been developed in responseFact|date=April 2008 to the perception that elders in conventional medical model nursing homes are… … Wikipedia
The Green House — This article is about the book. For other uses, see greenhouse and greenhouse (disambiguation). infobox Book | name = The Green House title orig = La casa verde translator = image caption = author = Mario Vargas Llosa illustrator = cover artist … Wikipedia
Greenhouse — Green house , n. A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Greenhouse (disambiguation) — Greenhouse may refer to:*Greenhouse, an indoor covered place where plants are grown and cultivated *Operation Greenhouse, a 1951 series of nuclear tests. *Greenhouse (automotive term), an automotive term. *Greenhouse debt, the measure to which… … Wikipedia
greenhouse — /green hows /, n., pl. greenhouses / how ziz/. a building, room, or area, usually chiefly of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a desired range, used for cultivating tender plants or growing plants out of season. [1655 65; GREEN … Universalium
Greenhouse gas accounting — describes the way to inventory emissions and removals (i.e., from sinks) any kind of greenhouse gases (GHG). Guidance is for accounting for GHG emissions from organizations and emission reduction projects is provided by the World Resources… … Wikipedia
greenhouse — 1660s, from GREEN (Cf. green) + HOUSE (Cf. house). Greenhouse effect attested from 1937 … Etymology dictionary
greenhouse gas — green′house gas n. mer any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons • Etymology: 1980–85 … From formal English to slang
greenhouse — green|house [ˈgri:nhaus] n a glass building used for growing plants that need warmth, light, and protection … Dictionary of contemporary English
greenhouse — green|house [ grin,haus ] noun count a building made of glass that is used for growing plants that need protection from the weather … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
