hotbed

/ˌhɑtˈbɛd/
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Other forms: hotbeds

Definitions of hotbed
  1. noun
    a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
    “it was a hotbed of vice”
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    type of:
    situation, state of affairs
    the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
  2. noun
    a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
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    type of:
    bed
    a plot of ground in which plants are growing
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