hotbed
English
noun
Definitions
- 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, like a miniature hothouse.
- (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.
Etymology
Compound from English hot (hot) + English bed.
Origin
English
bed
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abed English
- ant-bed English
- bed English
- bed and breakfast English
- bedbath English
- bedboard English
- bedbound English
- bedbox English
- bedbug English
- bedchair English
- bedchamber English
- bedclothes English
- bedclothing English
- bedcord English
- bedcover English
- bedcovering English
- bedcurtain English
- beddable English
- bedder English
- beddest English
- beddeth English
- bedding English
- beddy English
- bedfast English
- bedfellow English
- bedform English
- bedframe English
- bedful English
- bedgown English
- bedground English
- bedhanging English
- bedjacket English
- bedkey English
- bedlamp English
- bedless English
- bedlight English
- bedlike English
- bedlinen English
- bedload English
- bedmaker English
- bedmaking English
- bedmate English
- bednet English
- bedpan English
- bedpartner English
- bedpiece English
- bedplate English
- bedpost English
- bedquilt English
- bedrail English
- bedrel English
- bedrest English
- bedridden English
- bedrite English
- bedrobe English
- bedrock English
- bedroll English
- bedset English
- bedshare English
- bedsheet English
- bedside English
- bedsite English
- bedskirt English
- bedsock English
- bedsore English
- bedspace English
- bedspread English
- bedspring English
- bedstaff English
- bedstand English
- bedstead English
- bedstock English
- bedstone English
- bedstraw English
- bedswerver English
- bedtable English
- bedtick English
- bedtime English
- bedtop English
- bedward English
- bedwards English
- bedwarmer English
- bedwear English
- bedwetter English
- bedwetting English
- bedwork English
- bedworthy English
- biobed English
- bonebed English
- bridebed English
- bunk bed English
- childbed English
- clawbed English
- claybed English
- co-bed English
- creek bed English
- creekbed English
- cryobed English
- daybed English
- deathbed English
- egghot English
- embed English
- featherbed English
- firehot English
- flatbed English
- flowerbed English
- footbed English
- foothot English
- full-hot English
- hot English
- hot as hell English
- hot rail English
- hot war English
- hot-brain English
- hot-wire English
- hotbar English
- hotblooded English
- hotbox English
- hotbunk English
- hotcake English
- hotcockles English
- hotdish English
- hotfix English
- hotfoot English
- hotgun English
- hothead English
- hotheaded English
- hothouse English
- hotkey English
- hotlapping English
- hotline English
- hotlink English
- hotlinking English
- hotlist English
- hotly English
- hotmelt English
- hotness English
- hotpants English
- hotplate English
- hotplug English
- hotpot English
- hotpress English
- hotsheet English
- hotski English
- hotspur English
- hotten English
- hottie English
- hotting English
- hottish English
- hotty English
- hotwalk English
- hotwash English
- hotwife English
- hotword English
- interbed English
- keybed English
- lakebed English
- lazy-bed English
- multibed English
- nailbed English
- nettlebed English
- nonhot English
- overbed English
- overhot English
- pissabed English
- railbed English
- rebed English
- redbed English
- riverbed English
- roadbed English
- rosebed English
- sandbed English
- scanbed English
- seabed English
- seedbed English
- sickbed English
- sofa-bed English
- stakebed English
- strawbed English
- streambed English
- stringbed English
- sunbed English
- superhot English
- surbed English
- testbed English
- trackbed English
- truckbed English
- truckle bed English
- trundle bed English
- ultrahot English
- unbed English
- unhot English
- warmwater English
- waterbed English
- Bett German
- ベッド Japanese
- ホット Japanese
- bed Middle English
- hot Middle English
- bedo Esperanto
- umbhede Zulu
- bed Volapük
- ibhedi Xhosa
- bet Tok Pisin
- hotpela Tok Pisin
- bedi Hausa
- bedi Sranan Tongo
- bedi Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- pet Chuukese
- beed Mohegan-Pequot
- bed
- hot
- abed
- beddy
- unhot
- hotty
- embed
- hotly
- unbed
- rebed
- co-bed
- biobed
- hotpot
- hotfix
- surbed
- redbed
- hotkey
- bedpan
- bedset
- bedful
- hotten
- bedbox
- daybed
- hottie
- bedtop
- keybed
- sunbed
- hotski
- hotgun
- seabed
- bedrel
- bedder
- bedkey
- bednet
- egghot
- bedbug
- nonhot
- hotbox
- hotbar
- hotspur
- hottish
- firehot
- bedmate
- cryobed
- rosebed
- bedrest
- bedsite
- bedtime
- bedsock
- bedrail
- bedwork
- bedpost
- testbed
- bedfast
- beddest
- bedtick
- clawbed
- bedgown
- bedding
- beddeth
- sandbed
- overhot
- bonebed
- lakebed
- hotcake
- footbed
- claybed
- bedform
- bedroll
- bedward
- hotwife
- hotbunk
- bedload
- bedside
- hotwalk
- bedrite
- hotfoot
- hothead
- bedsore
- bedrobe
- bedless
- foothot
- hotting
- seedbed
- bedwear
- flatbed
- roadbed
- hotlink
- hot war
- hotline
- hotness
- bedbath
- hotlist
- hotwash
- nailbed
- hotmelt
- overbed
- hotdish
- hotplug
- hotword
- bedlamp
- sickbed
- railbed
- bedcord
- scanbed
- bedlike
- bedrock
- ant-bed
- bedwards
- bedskirt
- bedsheet
- ultrahot
- bedstraw
- waterbed
- deathbed
- bedstand
- bedstone
- hothouse
- bedquilt
- interbed
- bridebed
- bedchair
- hotpants
- bedstock
- bedlinen
- truckbed
- full-hot
- bedcover
- hot-wire
- strawbed
- bedmaker
- bedstaff
- hot rail
- bedplate
- bedtable
- multibed
- pissabed
- stakebed
- bedbound
- lazy-bed
- bedstead
- riverbed
- bedboard
- childbed
- hotplate
- superhot
- creekbed
- trackbed
- sofa-bed
- bedframe
- bedshare
- bedpiece
- bunk bed
- hotsheet
- beddable
- bedspace
- bedlight
- hotpress
- bedjacket
- warmwater
- bedmaking
- flowerbed
- bedwarmer
- bedwetter
- bedground
- nettlebed
- bedworthy
- streambed
- stringbed
- bedspread
- bedfellow
- hot-brain
- creek bed
- bedspring
- bedridden
- hotheaded
- hotblooded
- hotcockles
- bedswerver
- bedpartner
- hotlapping
- bedcurtain
- bedhanging
- bedchamber
- bedwetting
- featherbed
- hotlinking
- bedclothes
- truckle bed
- bedclothing
- trundle bed
- bedcovering
- hot as hell
- bed and breakfast