hotbed

[ hot-bed ]

/ ˈhɒtˌbɛd /

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noun

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.

a place or environment favoring rapid growth or spread, especially of something disliked or unwanted: a hotbed of disease.

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.

verb (used without object), hot·bed·ded, hot·bed·ding.

Slang. to share a bed in shifts, so that it is always occupied.

Origin of hotbed

First recorded in 1620–30; hot + bed

Words nearby hotbed

hot-air balloon, Hotan, hot and bothered, hot and heavy, hot as blazes, hotbed, hot-blooded, hotbox, hot-bulb engine, hot buttered rum, hot-button

Definition for hotbed (2 of 2)

hot bed

noun Metalworking.

an area having rails or rolls on which rolled pieces are laid to cool.

Origin of hot bed

First recorded in 1620–30

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Example sentences from the Web for hotbed

Baseball has long been the most popular sport in Cuba and the island has long been a hotbed of baseball talent.
Is Major League Baseball Ready For Cuba’s Players?|Ben Jacobs|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the early 1960s Cambridge University was a hotbed of cultural and social insurrection.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is also overwhelmingly pro-regime, and since the start of Syrian unrest the region has become a hotbed of pro-Assad activity.
Welcome to Assadville, USA|Christopher Moraff|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Gorge has always been a hotbed of radicalism and arms smuggling, but now it is fast becoming a shahid factory.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ipanema has long been the hotbed of beach apparel, launching looks like the tanga and the g-string.
The Girl From Ipanema Is Not Alone: Rio’s Famous Beach Is A Rich, Cultural Kaleidoscope|Brandon Presser|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The seed is sown in a hotbed or in a sheltered place in the open.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 1 [June 1902]|Various
It appeared that he had lived there in a hotbed of exiled radicals; but he, himself, seemed to have no convictions.
The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various
The annuals should be raised on a hotbed in February and be planted out in May.
Gardening for the Million|Alfred Pink
The London officers had succeeded in making his army a hotbed of the very opinions he had determined to crush with it.
Monk|Julian Corbett
The hotbed of anachronisms is mediaeval romance; there nations, times and places, are most recklessly disregarded.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

British Dictionary definitions for hotbed

hotbed

/ (ˈhɒtˌbɛd) /

noun

a glass-covered bed of soil, usually heated by fermenting material, used for propagating plants, forcing early vegetables, etc

a place offering ideal conditions for the growth of an idea, activity, etc, esp one considered bada hotbed of insurrection

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hotbed
释义	hotbed [ hot-bed ] / ˈhɒtˌbɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hotbed ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. a place or environment favoring rapid growth or spread, especially of something disliked or unwanted: a hotbed of disease. 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. verb (used without object), hot·bed·ded, hot·bed·ding. Slang. to share a bed in shifts, so that it is always occupied. Origin of hotbed First recorded in 1620–30; hot + bed Words nearby hotbed hot-air balloon, Hotan, hot and bothered, hot and heavy, hot as blazes, hotbed, hot-blooded, hotbox, hot-bulb engine, hot buttered rum, hot-button Definition for hotbed (2 of 2) hot bed noun Metalworking. an area having rails or rolls on which rolled pieces are laid to cool. Origin of hot bed First recorded in 1620–30 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hotbed Baseball has long been the most popular sport in Cuba and the island has long been a hotbed of baseball talent. Is Major League Baseball Ready For Cuba’s Players?\|Ben Jacobs\|December 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the early 1960s Cambridge University was a hotbed of cultural and social insurrection. Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?\|Clive Irving\|December 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It is also overwhelmingly pro-regime, and since the start of Syrian unrest the region has become a hotbed of pro-Assad activity. Welcome to Assadville, USA\|Christopher Moraff\|November 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Gorge has always been a hotbed of radicalism and arms smuggling, but now it is fast becoming a shahid factory. The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord\|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze\|October 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Ipanema has long been the hotbed of beach apparel, launching looks like the tanga and the g-string. The Girl From Ipanema Is Not Alone: Rio’s Famous Beach Is A Rich, Cultural Kaleidoscope\|Brandon Presser\|June 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The seed is sown in a hotbed or in a sheltered place in the open. Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 1 [June 1902]\|Various It appeared that he had lived there in a hotbed of exiled radicals; but he, himself, seemed to have no convictions. The Best Short Stories of 1917\|Various The annuals should be raised on a hotbed in February and be planted out in May. Gardening for the Million\|Alfred Pink The London officers had succeeded in making his army a hotbed of the very opinions he had determined to crush with it. Monk\|Julian Corbett The hotbed of anachronisms is mediaeval romance; there nations, times and places, are most recklessly disregarded. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. British Dictionary definitions for hotbed hotbed / (ˈhɒtˌbɛd) / noun a glass-covered bed of soil, usually heated by fermenting material, used for propagating plants, forcing early vegetables, etc a place offering ideal conditions for the growth of an idea, activity, etc, esp one considered bada hotbed of insurrection Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hotbed focal point, command post, headquarters, heart, place, hub, sanctuary, nest, cave, kernel, essence, focus, seat, pivot, midst, axis, interior, core, gist, midpoint
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hotbed

noun

verb (used without object), hot·bed·ded, hot·bed·ding.

Origin of hotbed

Words nearby hotbed

Definition for hotbed (2 of 2)

noun Metalworking.

Origin of hot bed

Example sentences from the Web for hotbed

British Dictionary definitions for hotbed

noun

Words related to hotbed