hothouse

About 0.24 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A heated greenhouse.
2. noun An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.
3. noun An environment full of conflict or plots.
4. noun A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel.
5. noun A heated room for drying greenware.
6. noun A hot state in global climate.
7. verb To provide (a child) with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.

Similar words

conservatory indoor garden stovehouse stove coolhouse hotbox glasshouse shadehouse greenhouse hotbed

Often followed by

of atmosphere flowers plants plant flower for and in

Word family

hothouses