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Definitions for hotbed
ˈhɒtˌbɛdhot·bed
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Princeton's WordNet
hotbednoun
a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
"it was a hotbed of vice"
hotbednoun
a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
Wiktionary
hotbednoun
a low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure; used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants. A hotbed works as a miniature hothouse, i.e. greenhouse.
hotbednoun
an environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable
Etymology: From hot + bed.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hotbednoun
A bed of earth made hot by the fermentation of dung.
The bed we call a hotbed is this: there was taken horsedung, old and well rotted; this was laid upon a bank half a foot high, and supported round about with planks, and upon the top was cast sifted earth two fingers deep. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.
Preserve the hotbed as much as possible from rain. John Evelyn.
Wikipedia
Hotbed
A hotbed is a biological term for an area of decaying organic matter that is warmer than its surroundings. The heat gradient is generated by the decomposition of organic substituents within the pile by microorganism metabolization. A hotbed covered with a small glass cover (also called a hotbox) is used as a small version of a hothouse (heated greenhouse or cold frame). Oftentimes, this bed is made of manure from animals such as horses, which pass undigested plant cellulose in their droppings, creating a good environment for microorganisms to come and break down the cellulose and create a hotbed. (The digestive systems of ruminants such as cattle and sheep destroy and use all cellulose in their food, and their droppings remain cold and do not heat up.) Some egg-laying animals, such as the brush turkey, make or use hotbeds to incubate their eggs. By extension, the term hotbed is used metaphorically to describe an environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.
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hotbed
A hotbed is an environment or place that fosters or encourages the growth, development or occurrence of something, often something undesired or negative, such as crime, disease, or corruption. It can also refer to a place promoting innovative ideas or artistic creativity. Additionally, in a literal sense, a hotbed in gardening is a heated frame or covered patch of soil used to accelerate the growth of plants.
Webster Dictionary
Hotbednoun
a bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics
Hotbednoun
a place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hotbed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hotbed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of hotbed in a Sentence
Oregon in particular is a hotbed for a measles outbreak, all you need is to introduce one person with the disease into the community and it will spread like wildfire.
Imagine if these 97,000 children were all in school. Imagine how many outbreaks there could be, the lesson to take away here is that you can not keep a school safe from coronavirus if the community is a hotbed of infection. There is just no way.
We have a lot of pride in playing for our country, being able to be part of something special as this, especially in a hockey hotbed like Toronto, I think it'll all come together and be a great tournament.
Minnesota is a real hotbed for returning waterfowl.
We are truly a hotbed of COVID-19 here in New Orleans.
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