hotbed
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Noun — A place or situation where something, especially something undesirable, develops quickly and intensely.
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Etymology
Originally a literal gardening term for a bed of soil heated by rotting manure to help seeds sprout early; the figurative sense of "breeding ground" grew from that image.
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What does “hotbed” mean?
The word “hotbed” means a place or situation where something, especially something undesirable, develops quickly and intensely. In plain terms, a place where something, usually trouble or a movement, grows and spreads quickly.
How do you use “hotbed” in a sentence?
Here is “hotbed” used in a sentence: “The old warehouse district became a hotbed of crime.”
What part of speech is “hotbed”?
“Hotbed” is a noun.