GREENHOUSE

greenhouse

(adjective) of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; “greenhouse gases”

greenhouse, glasshouse

(noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

greenhouse (plural greenhouses)

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.

(UK military slang, dated) The glass of a plane's cockpit.

(medicine) A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.

(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

Verb

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

(transitive) To place (plants) in a greenhouse.

(transitive, figurative) To nurture in order to promote growth.

Proper noun

Greenhouse (plural Greenhouses)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Greenhouse is the 23943^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1054 individuals. Greenhouse is most common among White (51.52%) and Black/African American (34.63%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Green"house`, n.

Definition: A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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