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hot·bed
 hotbed
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- pronunciation:
- hat
bed
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a bed of soil, usu. heated by fermenting manure and covered by glass, used to protect sensitive plants or to grow plants out of season.
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| definition 2: |
any environment that encourages the rapid growth and development of something, esp. something undesirable.
a hotbed of illegal drug activity- similar words:
- den
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| related words: |
matrix |
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