Treibhaus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- greenhouse noun A glass or plastic-covered building used to grow plants by trapping heat and sunlight.
- hothouse noun A heated greenhouse used for growing plants that need warmth.
Senses
Treibhaus is used for these senses in English:
- greenhouse A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.
- hothouse A heated greenhouse.
- hothouse (figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.
greenhouse — full definition
- noun A glass or plastic-covered building used to grow plants by trapping heat and sunlight.
- noun Used in "greenhouse effect" or "greenhouse gas" to describe the trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere.
- verb To grow or nurture something, especially plants, in protected conditions.
hothouse — full definition
- noun A heated greenhouse used for growing plants that need warmth.
- noun An environment, often artificial, that pushes rapid growth or development.
- noun A setting charged with tension, intrigue, or conflict.
- verb To push a child through an intensively enriched program aimed at speeding up their development.