glasshouse

glass·house

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [glas-hous, glahs-]
- /ˈglæsˌhaʊs, ˈglɑs-/
- /ˈɡlɑːs.haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glas-hous, glahs-]
- /ˈglæsˌhaʊs, ˈglɑs-/

Definitions of glasshouse word

noun plural glasshouse a glassworks. 1
noun plural glasshouse Chiefly British. a green-house. 1
noun plural glasshouse British Informal. a military prison. 1
noun glasshouse A greenhouse. 1
noun glasshouse greenhouse, hothouse 1
noun glasshouse glassworks, factory where glass is made 1

See all 13 definitions of glasshouse

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Origin of glasshouse

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

First recorded in 1350-1400, glasshouse is from the Middle English word glas hous. See glass, house

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Parts of speech for Glasshouse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Glasshouse

glasshouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for glasshouse

noun glasshouse

nursery — a room or place set apart for young children.
cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
greenhouse — a building, room, or area, usually chiefly of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a desired range, used for cultivating tender plants or growing plants out of season.
conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
arboretum — An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of trees.

All 7 Synonyms of glasshouse