greenhouse
/ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.78 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The royal party had dined in the greenhouse, the coup d'œil of which was as striking as it was new. Vast stands of the most costly exotics reached to the glass roof, which was partly covered by a luxuriant vine, or by a small scarlet creeper."
- "In the slang of the Royal Air Force man, the cockpit of his plane is the ‘pulpit’ or ‘office’, the glass covering over it the ‘greenhouse’."
- "All kinds of places are good for ads. That quack doctor for the clap used to be stuck up in all the greenhouses."
- "Figure 2.6 shows the diagram Charnley published of the airflow in the 'greenhouse'; it can be seen that reasonable downward unidirectional airflow was achieved close to the operating table."
- "The greenhouse system for providing a nearly bacteria-free operating environment consists of a 10 by 10-foot aluminum frame with plexiglass panes forming three sides and a polyvinyl curtain forming the fourth side. […] However, the greenhouse contains its own light supply, while this is an extra with the air curtain unit."
- "It's almost impossible to make judgements when you're being playful – as by definition it's spontaneous activity – so your baby ideas get nurtured and greenhoused better."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/
- British English: /ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/
Usage
- British usage
- Dated
- Slang
- Transitive verb