Hothouse Definition
hŏthous
hothouses
noun
hothouses
A building made mainly of glass, artificially heated for growing plants; greenhouse.
Webster's New World
An environment conducive to vigorous growth or development; a hotbed.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Grown in a hothouse.
Webster's New World
Needing very careful treatment, as if grown in a hothouse; delicate.
Webster's New World
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verb
To cultivate in a hothouse.
American Heritage
(of a child) To provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development.
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