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1 hotbed
{'hɔtbed}
1. парник, разсадник, силно наторена леха
2. прен. разсадник
3. тех. стелаж, подставка* * *{'hъtbed} n 1. парник, разсадник; силно наторена леха; 2. прен* * *стелаж; парник; разсадник;* * *1. парник, разсадник, силно наторена леха 2. прен. разсадник 3. тех. стелаж, подставка* * *hotbed[´hɔt¸bed] n 1. парник, разсадник; много наторена леха; 2. прен. разсадник; 3. тех. стелаж; подставка.
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Hotbed — Hot bed , n. 1. (Gardening) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics. [1913 Webster] 2. A place which favors rapid growth or development;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hotbed — 1620s, from HOT (Cf. hot) + BED (Cf. bed); originally bed of earth heated by fermenting manure for forcing growing plants; generalized sense of place that fosters rapid growth is from 1768 … Etymology dictionary
hotbed — [hät′bed΄] n. 1. a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by manure, electricity, etc. for forcing plants 2. any place that fosters rapid growth or extensive activity … English World dictionary
hotbed — ► NOUN 1) a bed of earth heated by fermenting manure, for raising or forcing plants. 2) an environment promoting the growth of an activity or trend … English terms dictionary
hotbed — UK [ˈhɒtˌbed] / US [ˈhɑtˌbed] noun [countable] Word forms hotbed : singular hotbed plural hotbeds a place where there are a lot of people involved in a particular activity a hotbed of invention/genius/crime … English dictionary
hotbed — /hot bed /, n., v., hotbedded, hotbedding. n. 1. a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season. 2. a place or… … Universalium
hotbed — hot|bed [ hat,bed ] noun count a place where there are a lot of people involved in a particular activity: a hotbed of invention/genius/crime … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hotbed — hot|bed [ˈhɔtbed US ˈha:t ] n be a hotbed of sth a place where a lot of a particular type of activity, especially bad or violent activity, happens ▪ the university was a hotbed of radical protest … Dictionary of contemporary English
hotbed — /ˈhɒtbɛd / (say hotbed) noun 1. a bed of earth, heated by fermenting manure, etc., and usually covered with glass, for growing plants out of season. 2. a place favouring rapid growth, especially of something bad: *Offices are a hotbed of sexual… …
bed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. couch, cot, resting place; base, foundation; garden. See support, agriculture, layer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A place of rest] Syn. couch, pallet, mattress, cot, bedstead, berth, chaise, bunk, roost,… … English dictionary for students
hotbed — noun Date: 1626 1. a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings 2. an environment that favors rapid growth or development < a hotbed of activity > … New Collegiate Dictionary