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   Hot·house

   /ˈhätˌ(h)ous/

   

   noun

   • 1. a heated building, typically made largely of glass, for rearing plants out of season or in a climate colder than is natural for them: "hothouse plants"
   • ▪ an environment that encourages rapid growth or development, especially in a stifling or intense way: "the hothouse atmosphere of the college"

   verb

   • 1. educate (a child) to a high level at an earlier age than is usual: "a school that had a reputation for hothousing its girls"

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • H

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