hothouse

noun

ˈhät-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce hothouse (audio)
Definition of hothousenext
1
as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long

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2
as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity

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Recent Examples of hothouse Persian or English hothouse cucumbers, cut into bite-size pieces, 12 oz. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 June 2026 But the hothouse of the Big Apple jazz scene and the eminent conservatory couldn’t keep her contained. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 There was also the fact that the women had been in a hothouse of writing, recording, and touring together throughout the turbulence of their early 20s; interpersonal conflicts abounded. — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 3 May 2026 Some are particularly concerned about California, long a hothouse for extremist groups. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hothouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
  1. greenhouse
  2. center
  3. nursery
  4. hotbed
  5. nest
  6. capital
  7. seminary
  8. mecca
Noun
  • In the Garden Wing, there’s an open-air greenhouse called The Orchid—an ode to Singapore’s national flower that’s worth a visit.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Now, three years later, the internet creator, who goes by Brandon the Plant Guy, sells up to 5,000 plants a week, works out of a 3,000-square-foot greenhouse in Sylmar and has a staff of 13.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of greenhouse
Noun
  • For years, hospitals have been buying and building outpatient centers, and then funneling more care to them.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • An institution built explicitly to neutralize biological catastrophes is now at the center of one.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of center
Noun
  • Eco effort While over 80% of the reefs around the resort were bleached following the dramatic temperature rises of El Nino in 2016, the resort is throwing everything at its coral nursery and the green shoots are showing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But this stellar nursery is also thought to be home to over 100 stars under a million years old, which is quite young and early in their lives.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of nursery
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  • Mere days after the fire, Jalapeños in midtown (yes, really) stepped in to fill the void, with the long-running taqueria suddenly finding itself a hotbed for upstart local artists on its arboreal 21st Street patio.
    — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Over the past few years, Dallas has been transformed into a hotbed for the financial services sector, with pledges for massive offices and headcounts coming from firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase.
    — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of hotbed
Noun
  • The island’s Public Works Department is working to destroy the nest as a public safety threat, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Pottery, perhaps inspired by mud-nest-building wasps, was a vital stage of human development.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of nest
Noun
  • Otthon Centrum analyst Gábor Soóki-Tóth said Tihany is one of the most expensive places in Hungary to buy a vacation property — with prices outstripping those in the nation's capital.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island's capital city, Naha, early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of capital
Noun
  • One of his favorite artifacts is a Humber bicycle from 1889 or 1890, used when a Baptist seminary was in the community, which was founded as a Baptist temperance area.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The earnings test applies to thousands of programs at schools ranging from professional certificates to arts programs at elite universities and seminaries.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of seminary
Noun
  • Named for the massive cliffs that stretch across 32 miles of shoreline, Calvert Cliffs is also a mecca for fossil hunters.
    — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But for lovers of all things sweet and creamy, Cheesecake Funk is today a veritable mecca for those in the know.
    — David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of mecca

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