hot bed
See also: hotbed
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
- A mass of organic matter decomposing and giving off heat from microbial metabolic action.
- A garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.
- A central point of activity, relating to a specific task.
- A bed shared by workers, sailors, or soldiers operating in shifts or watches (named for the idea that it is still warm when the next occupant gets into it).
Verb edit
hot bed (third-person singular simple present hot beds, present participle hot bedding, simple past and past participle hot bedded)