hothouse

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[ˈhɒthaʊs], (Noun)

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- a heated greenhouse in which plants that need protection from cold weather are grown
(e.g: hothouse plants)


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[ˈhɒthaʊs], (Verb)

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- educate or teach (a child) to a high level at an earlier age than is usual
(e.g: a school that had a reputation for hothousing its girls)


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