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Word: hothouse (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • of a plant grown in a hothouse
  • idiomatic (''of a person'') delicate (as if needing a comforting environment)

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Noun:

  • a heated greenhouse
  • idiomatic an environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed

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Verb:

  • of a child to provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development

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