hot·house ˈhät-ˌhau̇s 
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: a greenhouse maintained at a high temperature especially for the culture of tropical plants
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obsolete : brothel
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: grown in a hothouse
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: suggestive of growth and development in a hothouse
a hothouse existence
also : suggesting a hothouse
a hothouse atmosphere
Examples of hothouse in a Sentence
Noun grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026 Meyer conjures a hothouse of academic passion and political tumult in one woman’s quest for self-acceptance. —Hamilton Cain, Time, 2 Feb. 2026
Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026 Lower carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere then cooled the Earth, turning a hothouse planet into one with a more temperate climate, like the one enjoyed by life today. —Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hothouse
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Noun
What unspools is a torrent of misunderstandings, miscommunications, and hothouse conflict. —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026 Meyer conjures a hothouse of academic passion and political tumult in one woman’s quest for self-acceptance. —Hamilton Cain, Time, 2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Also known as seedless, burpless, or hothouse cucumbers, English cucumbers are distinct from classic pickling or slicing cucumbers in a few ways. —Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026 Lower carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere then cooled the Earth, turning a hothouse planet into one with a more temperate climate, like the one enjoyed by life today. —Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hothouse
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/hothouse. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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