greenhouse
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Is greenhouse a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (UK military slang, dated) The glass of a plane's cockpit.Examples: "In the slang of the Royal Air Force man, the cockpit of his plane is the ‘pulpit’ or ‘office’, the glass covering over it the ‘greenhouse’."UKdatedslang
2. (medicine) A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.Examples: "Figure 2.6 shows the diagram Charnley published of the airflow in the 'greenhouse'; it can be seen that reasonable downward unidirectional airflow was achieved close to the operating table."; "The greenhouse system for providing a nearly bacteria-free operating environment consists of a 10 by 10-foot aluminum frame with plexiglass panes forming three sides and a polyvinyl curtain forming the fourth side. […] However, the greenhouse contains its own light supply, while this is an extra with the air curtain unit."
3. (climatology) A hot state in global climate.Synonyms: hothouseAntonyms: icehouse
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To place (plants) in a greenhouse.transitive
2. (transitive, figurative) To nurture in order to promote growth.Examples: "It's almost impossible to make judgements when you're being playful – as by definition it's spontaneous activity – so your baby ideas get nurtured and greenhoused better."figurativelytransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary