Sekirov Dictionary

greenhouse

UK /ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/US /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/

noun 5
verb 2
forms 3

noun5

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.
A hot state in global climate.
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(slang, old-fashioned) The glass of a plane's cockpit.
- 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’. — 1941
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A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.
- 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. — 2010
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(Ireland, slang) A public toilet.
- All kinds of places are good for ads. That quack doctor for the clap used to be stuck up in all the greenhouses. — 1922

verb2

To place (plants) in a greenhouse.
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(figurative) To nurture in order to promote growth.
- 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. — 2008

forms

greenhoused · greenhousing · greenhouses

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