greenhouse
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A building with glass walls and roof.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɹinhaʊs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
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.
verb
transitivefigurative
To nurture in order to promote growth.
transitive
To place (plants) in a greenhouse.
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This meaning: A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
Used this way, greenhouse is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use greenhouse
- “My grandmother grows beautiful flowers in her small greenhouse.”
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Sense: building with glass walls and roof
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