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hotbed

noun

A bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants

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Word length
6
Starts with
H
Ends with
D
Contains
OT
Scrabble score
12

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noun

  1. A bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants

noun

  1. A situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)

    “It was a hotbed of vice”

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It was a hotbed of vice

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