Hotbed vs Den - What's the difference?
hotbed | den |
a low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure; used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants. A hotbed works as a miniature hothouse, i.e. greenhouse.
(by extension) an environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable
An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
(UK, Scotland, obsolete) A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.
(reflexive) To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.
(a unit of weight)
As a noun hotbed
is a low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure; used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants a hotbed works as a miniature hothouse, ie greenhouse.hotbed
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(en noun)den
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) den, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- a den of robbers
- Daniel was put into the lions’ den .
- a den of vice
- an opium den'''; a gambling '''den
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