greenhouse
IPA: grˈinhaʊs
noun
- 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.
- (UK military slang, dated) The glass of a plane's cockpit.
- (medicine) A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.
- (climatology) A hot state in global climate.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To place (plants) in a greenhouse.
- (transitive, figurative) To nurture in order to promote growth.
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