noun🔗ShareA heated greenhouse."The farmer uses hothouses to grow tomatoes even in the winter. "agricultureenvironmentbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed."Universities are often hothouses of innovation, where new ideas and technologies rapidly develop. "environmentagricultureplantbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel."During the Victorian era, some disreputable establishments operated as "hothouses," offering more than just a bath. "architecturebuildingsexplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA heated room for drying greenware."The pottery students carefully placed the greenware in the hothouses to dry. "agriculturebuildingplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA hot state in global climate.""Scientists warn that continued high greenhouse gas emissions could turn parts of the world into uninhabitable hothouses." "environmentweathergeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a child) To provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development."The ambitious parents hothoused their toddler with flashcards and early learning programs, hoping to give him a head start in school. "educationfamilymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
