glasshouse

glass·house

G0144500 (glăs′hous′)n.1. See glasswork.2. Chiefly British A greenhouse.3. A place, position, or situation involving intense public scrutiny.

glasshouse

(ˈɡlɑːsˌhaʊs) n1. (Botany) Brit a glass building, esp a greenhouse, used for growing plants in protected or controlled conditions2. (Military) obsolete informal chiefly Brit a military detention centre3. (Ceramics) US another word for glassworks

glass•house

(ˈglæsˌhaʊs, ˈglɑs-)

n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz) Brit. 1. greenhouse. 2. Slang. a military prison. [1350–1400]

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glasshouse - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditionsgreenhouse, nurserybuilding, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"hothouse, indoor garden, conservatory - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing mannerorangery - a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas

glasshouse

noun greenhouse, conservatory, hothouse This kind of plant needs to be grown in a glasshouse.

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