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greenhouse

/ˈɡɹiːnˌhaʊs/

Meanings
noun
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

Examples :

"My grandfather built a greenhouse in his backyard to grow tomatoes even during the cold winter months. "
agriculture plant building environment

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration providing

providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

To make a living; earn money for necessities.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

Illustration temperatures

temperatures noun

/ˈtɛmpərətʃərz/ /ˈtɛmprətʃərz/

A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

"The temperature in the room dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold."

Illustration encouragement

encouragement noun

[ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒmənt]

The act of encouraging

"The teacher's encouragement helped the student overcome her fear of public speaking. "

Illustration operating

operating verb

/ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪŋ/

To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

"The doctor is operating on the patient's leg. "

Illustration structure

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

Illustration sheeting

sheeting verb

/ˈʃiːtɪŋ/

To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.

"Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting."

Illustration seedlings

seedlings noun

/ˈsiːdlɪŋz/

A young plant grown from seed.

"The gardener carefully transplanted the tiny seedlings into larger pots. "

Illustration intemperate

intemperate verb

/ɪnˈtɛmpərət/ /ɪnˈtɛmprɪt/

To disorder.

"The strong winds intemperate the carefully arranged papers on the desk, scattering them everywhere. "

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Illustration sunlight

sunlight noun

/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

"Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D."