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hotbed
[ hot-bed ]
noun
- a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
- a place or environment favoring rapid growth or spread, especially of something disliked or unwanted:
a hotbed of disease.
- Slang. a bed shared by two or more persons in shifts, each sleeping in it for or at a designated time and then vacating it for the next occupant.
verb (used without object)
hotbedded, hotbedding.
- Slang. to share a bed in shifts, so that it is always occupied.
hotbed
/ ˈɒˌɛ /
noun
- a glass-covered bed of soil, usually heated by fermenting material, used for propagating plants, forcing early vegetables, etc
- a place offering ideal conditions for the growth of an idea, activity, etc, esp one considered bad
a hotbed of insurrection
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But the festival has long been a hotbed for the discovery of emerging talent.
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At the time, the Royal Court was a hotbed of new talent, specialising in controversial works.
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"It's a real hotbed of terrorism in South Wigston, it really is," jokes Karen.
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Shasta County has been a hotbed of conspiracy theories about election fraud for several years.
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Los Angeles has become a hotbed for dating app startups that hope to gain attention in a crowded market and take advantage of cracks beginning to form within the most popular apps.
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