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Meaning of 'hotbed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hotbed [ n.]
- A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics.
- A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition.

Meaning of 'hotbed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hotbed [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
Example in sentence:
  • it was a hotbed of vice

Nearby Words:

hot hot blast hot-blooded hot-brained hot-head hot-headed hot-livered hot-mouthed hot-short hot-spirited

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