hothouses in English
noun
1
a heated building, typically made largely of glass, for rearing plants out of season or in a climate colder than is natural for them.
I dream of rain, falling on everything, the dripping, peeling runnels of all gardens, from the grey sky through glass and hothouse , in the sowed order of this elder's place.
verb
1
educate (a child) to a high level at an earlier age than is usual.
We offer tangible value to the individuals behind the idea and then, by hothousing the concept, we offer investors a very sound proposition indeed.
noun
Use "hothouses" in a sentence
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1. Even though these hothouses are now irrigated drop by drop, water consumption continues to increase along with exports.
2. Some bags were impregnated with pesticide but most were used as miniature hothouses to ripen the bananas while protecting them from bruising.