Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot bed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
hot bed
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mass of organic matter decomposing and giving off heat from microbial metabolic action.

noun

A garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.

noun

A central point of activity, relating to a specific task.

noun

A bed shared by workers, sailors, or soldiers operating in shifts or watches (named for the idea that it is still warm when the next occupant gets into it).

noun

A heated print bed, so as to help the lower levels of extruded filament stick together.

verb

To share sleeping accommodations with one or two others serially (in shifts), as on a ship or a submarine or other operation with round-the-clock staffing.

Transitive verb

verb

To farm using hotbeds for season extension.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

hot beds (plural) hotbed (alternative) hot beds (present, singular) hot bedding (participle, present) hot bedded (participle, past) hot bedded (past)

Synonyms

hot bunk hot rack

Questions

What does hot bed mean?
A mass of organic matter decomposing and giving off heat from microbial metabolic action.

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