| Definition of 'hotbed' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hotbed
a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
"it was a hotbed of vice"
2. (noun) hotbed
a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
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| Definition of 'hotbed' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hotbed
a bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics
2. (noun) hotbed
a place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition
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