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hothouse

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Synonyms and Antonyms of hothouse

1 a glass-enclosed building for growing plants

grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long

Synonyms of hothouse

conservatory, glasshouse [chiefly British], greenhouse

Words Related to hothouse

cold frame, hot bed

botanical garden (also botanic garden)

2 a place or environment that favors the development of something

an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity

Synonyms of hothouse

breeding ground, hotbed, nest, nidus, nursery, seedbed, seminary

Words Related to hothouse

base, capital, center, core, cynosure, eye, focus, heart, hub, mecca, nucleus, seat

focus, headquarters

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