hotbed
Meanings
Plural: hotbeds
Noun
- a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
- "it was a hotbed of vice"
- a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
- A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.
- An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.
- An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
Origin / Etymology
From hot + bed.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
hotbed is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhotbed is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hotbed is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
hotbed is a valid Words With Friends word