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1Hothouse — may refer to:* A heated greenhouse * Hothouse (novel), a 1962 fantasy/science fiction novel by Brian Aldiss * The Hothouse, a 2004 Australian reality TV show * The Hothouse , a play by Harold Pinter * Hot House Entertainment, a gay pornography… …
2hothouse — [hät′hous΄] n. a building made mainly of glass, artificially heated for growing plants; greenhouse adj. 1. grown in a hothouse 2. needing very careful treatment, as if grown in a hothouse; delicate …
3Hothouse — Hot house , n. 1. A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened. [1913 Webster] 2. A bagnio, or bathing house. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
4hothouse — mid 15c., bath house, from HOT (Cf. hot) + HOUSE (Cf. house). In 17c. a euphemism for brothel (Cf. massage parlor); the meaning glass roofed structure for raising plants is from 1749. Figurative use by 1802 …
5hothouse — ► NOUN 1) a heated greenhouse. 2) an environment that encourages rapid growth or development. ► VERB ▪ educate (a child) to a higher level than is usual for their age …
6hothouse effect — hothouse effect, = greenhouse effect. (Cf. ↑greenhouse effect) …
7Hothouse Flowers — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Hothouse Flowers Img capt = Hothouse Flowers playing at Bumbershoot 2005 Background = group or band Origin = Dublin, Ireland Instruments = Genre = Alternative rock Folk rock Celtic rock Years active = 1985 ndash;… …
8Hothouse Flowers — Die Hothouse Flowers auf dem Trowbridge Village Pump Festival 2007. Hothouse Flowers ist eine irische Band. Sie wurde 1985 gegründet und besteht derzeit aus Liam Ó Maonlaí (Gesang, Gitarre, Klavier), Peter O’Toole (Bass), Fiachna Ó Braonáin… …
9hothouse — I. noun Date: 1511 1. obsolete bordello 2. a greenhouse maintained at a high temperature especially for the culture of tropical plants 3. hotbed 2 II. adjective Date: 1838 1. grown in a hothouse …
10hothouse — [[t]hɒ̱thaʊs[/t]] hothouses 1) N COUNT A hothouse is a heated building, usually made of glass, in which plants and flowers can be grown. 2) N COUNT: oft N n, N of n You can refer to a situation or place as a hothouse when there is intense… …
