Hothouse

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Pronunciation Definitions Examples Grammatical Forms Origin and Evolution

Pronunciation: /ˈhɑtˌhaʊs/

Definitions of hothouse

noun a heated building, typically made of glass, for growing plants out of season or in a climate-controlled environment

Example Sentences

A1 A hothouse is a building used for growing plants in controlled conditions.

A2 In the hothouse, they grow exotic flowers that cannot survive in the outdoor climate.

B1 The hothouse at the botanical garden is filled with tropical plants from around the world.

B2 The university research facility has a state-of-the-art hothouse for studying plant growth in different environments.

C1 The hothouse experiment yielded valuable data on how plants respond to changes in temperature and humidity.

C2 The billionaire philanthropist funded the construction of a massive hothouse to preserve endangered plant species.

Examples of hothouse in a Sentence

formal The research team conducted experiments in a controlled hothouse environment.

informal We visited a hothouse full of exotic plants and flowers.

slang I can't stand working in that hothouse of an office, it's so stressful.

figurative The competitive industry can feel like a hothouse, with everyone vying for the top spot.

Grammatical Forms of hothouse

past tense

hothoused

plural

hothouses

comparative

hotter

superlative

hottest

present tense

hothouse

future tense

will hothouse

perfect tense

has hothoused

continuous tense

is hothousing

singular

hothouse

positive degree

hot

infinitive

to hothouse

gerund

hothousing

participle

hothoused

Origin and Evolution of hothouse

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: English
Story behind the word: The word 'hothouse' originated from the combination of 'hot' and 'house', referring to a heated structure for growing plants.
Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a heated structure for growing plants, the term 'hothouse' has evolved to also refer to an environment that is artificially controlled or protected, often used metaphorically to describe a situation that is intense or highly competitive.