Hotbed

Definition:

  • (n.) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics.
  • (n.) A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition.

Compare hotbed with other words:

development vs. hotbed

hotbed vs. ideal

environment vs. hotbed

greenhouse vs. hotbed

hotbed vs. plant

hotbed vs. hothouse

hotbed vs. tender

growth vs. hotbed

hotbed vs. seed

germination vs. hotbed

hotbed vs. manure

hotbed vs. rotting

earth vs. hotbed

glass vs. hotbed

forcing vs. hotbed

bed vs. hotbed