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Definitions for Hotbed

[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 environment favoring rapid growth or spread, especially of something disliked or unwanted: a hotbed of disease.
[3] Slang . a bed shared by two or more persons in shifts, each sleeping in it for or at a designated time and then vacating it for the next occupant.
[4] Slang . to share a bed in shifts, so that it is always occupied.
[5] a glass-covered bed of soil, usually heated by fermenting material, used for propagating plants, forcing early vegetables, etc
[6] a place offering ideal conditions for the growth of an idea, activity, etc, esp one considered bad a hotbed of insurrection

Words related to Hotbed

headquarters, heart, place, hub, sanctuary, nest, cave, kernel, essence, focus, seat, pivot, midst, axis, interior, core, gist, midpoint, nucleus, marrow

Words nearby Hotbed

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Origin of Hotbed

First recorded in 1620–30; hot + bed

Synonyms for Hotbed

command post, focal point, headquarters, HQ, control center, core, epicenter, esoteric reality, focus, ganglion, heart, hub, inner reality, intrinsic reality, switchboard, vital center, vital principle