- hotbed hot·bed n
- ['hɒtˌbɛd]
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hotbed hot·bed n
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hot·bed — /ˈhɑːtˌbɛd/ noun, pl beds [count] : a place where something grows or develops easily : a place where something happens very commonly The neighborhood has become a hotbed of crime. [=a place where many crimes occur] a hotbed of research a hotbed… … Useful english dictionary
Hotbed — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A place which favors rapid growth or development;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hotbed — /hot bed /, n., v., hotbedded, hotbedding. n. 1. a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season. 2. a place or… … Universalium
hotbed — 1620s, from HOT (Cf. hot) + BED (Cf. bed); originally bed of earth heated by fermenting manure for forcing growing plants; generalized sense of place that fosters rapid growth is from 1768 … Etymology dictionary
hotbed — hot|bed [ hat,bed ] noun count a place where there are a lot of people involved in a particular activity: a hotbed of invention/genius/crime … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hotbed — hot|bed [ˈhɔtbed US ˈha:t ] n be a hotbed of sth a place where a lot of a particular type of activity, especially bad or violent activity, happens ▪ the university was a hotbed of radical protest … Dictionary of contemporary English
hotbed — hot•bed [[t]ˈhɒtˌbɛd[/t]] n. 1) bot a boxlike glass structure covering a bed of earth that is heated by electric cables or fermenting manure, for growing plants out of season 2) a place or environment favoring rapid growth or spread, esp. of… … From formal English to slang
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