'Hotbed' definitions:
Definition of 'hotbed'
(from WordNet)
noun
A situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"
noun
A bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
Definition of 'Hotbed'
From: GCIDE
- 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; as, a hotbed of sedition. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hotbed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- birthplace,
- breeding place,
- brooder,
- cloche,
- cold frame,
- conservatory,
- coolhouse,
- cradle,
- forcing,
- forcing bed,
- forcing house,
- forcing pit,
- glasshouse,
- greenhouse,
- hatchery,
- hothouse,
- Hydra,
- incubator,
- lathhouse,
- milk cow,
- mustard,
- nest,
- nidus,
- nursery,
- orangery,
- pinery,
- rabbit,
- rich soil,
- rookery,
- seed plot,
- seedbed,
- summerhouse,
- warren