Associations to the word «Hotbed»
Noun
- Sow
- Intrigue
- Activism
- Greenhouse
- Dissent
- Sentiment
- Cutting
- Nationalism
- Gossip
- Lacrosse
- Heresy
- Enlightenment
- Communism
- Unrest
- Activity
- Routine
- Psi
- Transplant
- Anti
- Allegiance
- Mutiny
- Socialism
- Rebellion
- Annual
- Reputation
- Genius
- Bengal
- Pot
- Vowel
- Adjustment
- Revolt
- Hostility
- Resistance
- Rumor
- Punjab
- Innovation
- Seed
- Revolution
- Tension
- Indie
- Talent
- Vegetable
- Communist
- Prohibition
- Violence
- Crime
- Monte
- Soil
- Slavery
- Kansas
- Invention
- Ncaa
- Movement
- Manufacturing
- Basketball
- Garrison
- Suburb
- Shade
- Independence
- Jazz
- Conflict
- Mid
- Frame
- Carolina
- Border
Adjective
Wiktionary
HOTBED, noun. A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure; used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants. A hotbed works as a miniature hothouse, i.e. greenhouse.
HOTBED, noun. (by extension) an environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable
HOTBED, noun. An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
Dictionary definition
HOTBED, noun. A situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice".
HOTBED, noun. A bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants.
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