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Definition of "hotbed" []

  • An environment conducive to vigorous growth or development, especially of something undesirable: a hotbed of intrigue. (noun)
  • A glass-covered bed of soil heated with fermenting manure or by electricity, used for the germination of seeds or for protecting tender plants. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hotbed" in a sentence
  • "U.S. and Iraqi forces are targeting what they call a hotbed for terrorists in an area Northeast of Samarra."
  • "Hama resident Saleh Abu Yaman said there was heavy shooting in the northeastern Hamidiyeh neighbourhood - which he described as a hotbed of anti-regime activists."
  • "Hama resident Saleh Abu Yaman said there was heavy shooting in the northeastern Hamidiyeh neighborhood - which he described as a hotbed of anti-regime activists."