greenhouse

English Online Dictionary. What means greenhouse‎? What does greenhouse mean?

English

Etymology

From green +‎ house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/
• Hyphenation: green‧house

Noun

greenhouse (plural greenhouses)

2. 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.
3. (UK military slang, dated) The glass of a plane's cockpit.
4. (medicine) A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.
5. (climatology) A hot state in global climate.

   Synonym: hothouse

   Antonym: icehouse

Synonyms

• (building used to grow plants out of season): glasshouse (UK commercial operations), plant-house

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

greenhouse (third-person singular simple present greenhouses, present participle greenhousing, simple past and past participle greenhoused)

1. (transitive) To place (plants) in a greenhouse.
2. (transitive, figurative) To nurture in order to promote growth.

See also

Further reading

• greenhouse on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English greenhouse.

Noun

greenhouse f (plural greenhouses)

1. (Guernsey) greenhouse

Synonyms

• spàn