hothousing


hot·house

H0292100 (hŏt′hous′)n.1. A heated greenhouse for plants that require an even, relatively warm temperature.2. An environment conducive to vigorous growth or development; a hotbed: "With its mix of African, Latin, European, and pan-American influences, the Caribbean is truly a musical hothouse" (New Yorker).adj.1. Grown in a hothouse: a hothouse orchid.2. Delicate and sensitive, as if from being grown in a hothouse.tr.v. hot·housed, hot·hous·ing, hot·hous·es To cultivate in a hothouse.

hothousing

(ˈhɒthaʊzɪŋ) nthe practice of teaching children to high level at an earlier than usual agethe practice of providing intense, special training to young people who are good at sport, particularly football