greenhouse

== English == === Etymology === From green +‎ house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/ Hyphenation: green‧house === 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. Hyponyms: hothouse (heated); polyhouse, polytunnel (sometimes coordinate); orangery (for oranges) (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, conservatory ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === 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. === Further reading === greenhouse on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from English greenhouse. === Noun === greenhouse f (plural greenhouses) (Guernsey) greenhouse ==== Synonyms ==== spàn