All hotbed synonyms

noun hotbed

• sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
• nest — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
• cave — A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
• command post — A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.
• headquarters — a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
• 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.
• seat — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
• pivot — a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
• midst — the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc. (usually preceded by the): a familiar face in the midst of the crowd; in the midst of the performance.
• axis — An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something.
• interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
• core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
• gist — the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
• midpoint — a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.
• nucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
• marrow — a partner; fellow worker.
• mainstream — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
• inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
• pith — Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
• quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
• root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
• nave — the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
• omphalos — the navel; umbilicus.
• polestar — Polaris.
• centrality — the state or condition of being central
• cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
• centrum — the main part or body of a vertebra
• navel — umbilicus (def 1).
• centriole — either of two rodlike bodies in most animal cells that form the poles of the spindle during mitosis
• bull's-eye — The bull's-eye is the small circular area at the centre of a target.
• lair — A wild animal's resting place, especially one that is well hidden.
• shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
• sanctum — a sacred or holy place.
• haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
• couch — A couch is a long, comfortable seat for two or three people.
• burrow — A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
• cubbyhole — A cubbyhole is a very small room or space for storing things.
• lodge — Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
• cloister — A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.
• hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
• hideout — a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.
• study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
• retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
• snuggery — a snug place or position.
• atelier — An atelier is an artist's studio or workshop.
• middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
• median — a Mede.
• kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.