hotbed
hotbed
Definition
hot·bed (hät′bed′)
noun
- a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by manure, electricity, etc. for forcing plants
- any place that fosters rapid growth or extensive activity
hotbed
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- talent: Asian cinema is becoming the new hotbed of talent in the Horror genre.
- creativity: The whole region became a hotbed of artistic creativity.
- football: Although never known as a hotbed of football, the Leamington and Warwick area boasts considerable strength in depth.
- activity: In medieval times, Europe was a hotbed of lottery activity.
- crime: It is a hotbed of crime since there are many kinds of entertainment premises.
- music: Preston - Not somewhere we've come to expect as a hotbed of music, what's it like?
Converse of object
- become: TOWER Hamlets is fast becoming a hotbed for table tennis with pupils from Morpeth School leading the way.
- use: OVERALL CONCLUSIONS There are practical problems with using HOTBED in the academic classes.
- remain: Steve Burns expects Combe to remain a hotbed of FF1600 action under the CCRC regime.
Adjective modifier
- new: Asian cinema is becoming the new hotbed of talent in the Horror genre.
- veritable: Throw in a dodgy businessman with a secret past, and Honeycote is soon a veritable hotbed of passion and intrigue.
- real: It's been great and has been a real hotbed of musical creativity, but it was tiny.
- seething: The capital is once again a seething hotbed of activity signaling the world to make way for the millenium.
- political: Norwich then - center of the universe and political hotbed of music excellence, or rural backwater full of prog rock fans?
Modifies a noun
- database: Both of these were Scots language classes and focussed on four items currently held in the HOTBED database.
- staff: The usability tests were designed by HOTBED staff and endorsed by the evaluator.
- team: J [ Action HOTBED team ] Q: Do you actually see it also helping you learn a tune?
- system: The students were keen and were in the end converted to the advantages of the HOTBED system.
- project: The HOTBED project is seeking to learn more about the specific needs of performance students in their interactions with digital materials.
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