hothouse

noun

  1. 1

    A heated greenhouse.

  2. 2

    An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.

  3. 3

    A bagnio, or bathing house; a brothel.

  4. 4

    A heated room for drying greenware.

  5. 5

    A hot state in global climate.

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verb

  1. 1

    (of a child) To provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.

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