greenhouse

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Synonyms: green house, treehouse, screenhouse, greek house, tree house, free house, greenhouses, greathouse, tree-house

Antonyms: green house, treehouse, screenhouse, greek house, tree house, free house, greenhouses, greathouse, tree-house

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q165044}}A [[building]] [[use]]d to [[grow]] [[plant]]s, [[particularly]] one with large [[glass]] [[window]]s or [[plastic]] [[sheeting]] to [[trap]] [[heat]] from [[sunlight]] even in [[intemperate]] [[season]]s or [[climate]]s. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. {{label|en|UK|_|military|_|slang|dated}} The [[glass]] of a [[plane]]'s [[cockpit]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|Ireland|slang}} A public [[toilet]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|medicine}} A [[structure]] that [[shield]]s the [[operating table]] to [[protect]] against [[bacteria]].
5. {{lb|en|climatology}} A [[hot]] state in global [[climate]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To place (plants) in a greenhouse.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To [[nurture]] in order to promote [[growth]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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