hotbed

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Synonyms: hotted, hobbed, hot bed

Antonyms: hotted, hobbed, hot bed

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|plant-growing aid}} A low bed of [[earth]] covered with [[glass]], and heated with [[rotting]] [[manure]], used for the [[germination]] of [[seed]]s and the [[growth]] of [[tender]] [[plant]]s, like a miniature [[hothouse]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} An [[environment]] that is [[ideal]] for the growth or [[development]] of something, especially of something [[undesirable]].
3. An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.

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