English noun: hotbed | |||
1. | hotbed (state) a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) | ||
Samples | It was a hotbed of vice. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | situation, state of affairs | ||
2. | hotbed (artifact) a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bed | ||