3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hotbed n 1: a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice" 2: a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 33 Moby Thesaurus words for "hotbed": Hydra, birthplace, breeding place, brooder, cloche, cold frame, conservatory, coolhouse, cradle, forcing, forcing bed, forcing house, forcing pit, glasshouse, greenhouse, hatchery, hothouse, incubator, lathhouse, milk cow, mustard, nest, nidus, nursery, orangery, pinery, rabbit, rich soil, rookery, seed plot, seedbed, summerhouse, warren
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