glass·house (gl s hous )n. 1. See glasswork. 2. Chiefly British A greenhouse. 3. A place, position, or situation involving intense public scrutiny. |
glasshouse [ˈglɑːsˌhaʊs]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Brit a glass building, esp a greenhouse, used for growing plants in protected or controlled conditions
2. (Military) Obsolete informal chiefly Brit a military detention centre
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) US another word for glassworks
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| Noun | 1. |  glasshouse - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditionsbuilding, 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 manner orangery - 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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