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hotbed

hot·bed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hot-bed]
    • /ˈhɒtˌbɛd/
    • /ˈhɒt.bed/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hot-bed]
    • /ˈhɒtˌbɛd/

Definitions of hotbed word

  • noun hotbed a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season. 1
  • noun hotbed a place or environment favoring rapid growth or spread, especially of something disliked or unwanted: a hotbed of disease. 1
  • noun hotbed Slang. a bed shared by two or more persons in shifts, each sleeping in it for or at a designated time and then vacating it for the next occupant. 1
  • verb without object hotbed Slang. to share a bed in shifts, so that it is always occupied. 1
  • noun hotbed A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure, for raising or forcing plants. 1
  • noun hotbed place where sth is rife 1

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Origin of hotbed

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; hot + bed

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hotbed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hotbed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hotbed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hotbed

noun hotbed

  • heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • hub — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
  • kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
  • focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.

Antonyms for hotbed

noun hotbed

  • outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
  • boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
  • margin — the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
  • outskirts — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
  • periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.

Top questions with hotbed

  • what does hotbed mean?
  • how to make a hotbed?
  • how to build a hotbed?

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