hot bed

A garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.

(figurative) A central point of activity, relating to a specific task.

A mass of organic matter decomposing and giving off heat from microbial metabolic action.

A bed shared by workers, sailors, or soldiers operating in shifts or watches (named for the idea that it is still warm when the next occupant gets into it).

A heated print bed, so as to help the lower levels of extruded filament stick together.

To share sleeping accommodations with one or two others serially (in shifts), as on a ship or a submarine or other operation with round-the-clock staffing.

To farm using hotbeds for season extension.