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English noun: hotbed

1. hotbed (state) a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)


SamplesIt 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









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