greenhouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/ (General-American)
- /ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From green + house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within.
Meanings
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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.
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.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 54–55:
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(UK, dated, slang) The glass of a plane's cockpit.
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’.
1941 March 24, Life, page 85:
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(Ireland, slang) A public toilet.
All kinds of places are good for ads. That quack doctor for the clap used to be stuck up in all the greenhouses.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 8: Laestrygonians]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 145:
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A structure that shields the operating table to protect against bacteria.
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.
1972, Southern Hospitals, volumes 40-41, page 10: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.
2010, William Whyte, Cleanroom Technology:
- A hot state in global climate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| greenhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
greenhouse cockpit · screenhouse · greenhouse bug · greenhouse-friendly · greenhouse warming · greenhouse gas · greenhouselike · greenhouse effect · greenhouse slug · worldhouse · nongreenhouse
Relateds
microgreens · cloche · coldhouse · greengrocer · growhouse · cold frame · icehouse · hotbed · greens · hotbox · hothouse
Synonyms
plant-house (building used to grow plants out of season) · hothouse · glasshouse (building used to grow plants out of season) · conservatory (building used to grow plants out of season)
Translations (129)
cs skleník (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ms rumah hijau (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ko 온실 (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ar دَفِيئَة (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · gl invernadoiro (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · hu melegház (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · cy tŷ gwydr (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · fr serre (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · fi kasvihuone (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · uz gulxona (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · th เรือนกระจก (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · sq serë (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ur گَرْم خانَہ (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ky теплица (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · da drivhus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · kk жылыжай (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · de Gewächshaus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ps ګلخانه (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ro seră (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · sl rastlinjak (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ur گِرِین ہاؤُس (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · la hibernaculum (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ka სათბური (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · is gróðurskáli (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · cmn 溫室 /温室 (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · lt šiltnamis (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · uz parnik (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · tk ýyladyşhana (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · sv drivhus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nrf spàn (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ota لیمونلق (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · eo forcejo (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · mk оранжерија (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · uz issiqxona (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nl broeikas (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · fa-ira گَرْمْخانِه (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · eu berotegi (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ar صُوبَة (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ta பசுமைக்குடில் (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ar دَفِيئَة زِرَاعِيّة (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · tr limonluk (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · sh стаклѐнӣк (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ug ئىسسىقخانا (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · el θερμοκήπιο (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · lo ເຮືອນແກ້ວ (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nb veksthus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ja 温室 (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · sh staklènīk (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · pl szklarnia (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · uz oranjereya (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · io teplico (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ur ہَرِیاوَل گَھر (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ug پارنىك (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ur حَرارَت خانَہ (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · pt viveiro (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ta பைங்குடில் (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · hu üvegház (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · pt estufa (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · es invernáculo (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · sk skleník (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · tl bahay-patubuan (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · bn গ্রীনহাউস (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · bg па́рник (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · et kasvuhoone (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ur پَودا گَھر (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · bn আয়নাঘর (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · yue 溫室 /温室 (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · be цяплі́ца (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nn veksthus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · es estufa (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · tk teplisa (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · tg гулхона (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · uk оранжере́я (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nl serre (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · uk парни́к (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · bg оранже́рия (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · hi ग्रीनहाउस (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nl kas (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · kmr sera (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · kk көшетхана (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nn drivhus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · mt serra (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · tl bahay-pasibulan (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ja ハウス (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · es invernadero (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · it serra (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · tg гармхона (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · is vetrargarður (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · mk стакленик (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · uz teplitsa (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · be парні́к (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ru тепли́ца (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · be аранжарэ́я (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · he חֲמָמָה (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · fa-ira گُلْخانِه (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ru оранжере́я (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · az oranjereya (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · la caldarium (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · lv siltumnīca (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · az istixana (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · hy ջերմոց (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · sq serrë (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · eo oranĝerio (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nb drivhus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · tr sera (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · km ផ្ទះកញ្ចក់ (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ca hivernacle (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · hi हरितगृह (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · de Treibhaus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ky күнөскана (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · is gróðurhús (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · mn хүлэмж (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · uk тепли́ця (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · yi אָראַנזשעריי (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ast ivernaderu (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nrf greenhouse (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · id rumah kaca (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ka ორანჟერეა (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nrf sèrre (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · gd taigh-ghlainne (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · vi nhà kính (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · my ဖန်လုံအိမ် (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ga teach gloine (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · mk стаклена градина (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ru парни́к (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · nn voksterhus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · sv växthus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · ky парник (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside) · de Glashaus (building in which plants are grown more quickly than outside)