cold frames

noun

plural of cold frame
as in hotbeds

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  1. hotbeds
  2. greenhouses
  3. conservatories
Noun
  • Once Republican hotbeds, the northern arc suburbs have seen significant Democratic shifts.
    — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of hotbeds
Noun
  • Inside the greenhouses, staff are growing a variety of tree species, including ponderosa pine.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Steam has been used for decades in greenhouses, and researchers in California have been working to adapt the technology to the fields where strawberries, one of the state’s key crops, are grown near the Pacific Coast.
    — Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of greenhouses
Noun
  • Two parallel histories have shaped electronic music; one runs through clubs and the other through conservatories.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The Badajoz court found that the position awarded to Sánchez, overseeing the province’s music conservatories, was created without any genuine administrative need and responded instead to ‌his personal interests.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Definition of conservatories
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