Synonyms for greenhouse


Grammar : Noun
Spell : green-hous
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrinˌhaʊs


Définition of greenhouse

Origin :
  • 1660s, from green + house (n.). Greenhouse effect attested from 1937.
  • noun hothouse
Example sentences :
  • I hid behind the greenhouse doors, to see the meaning of this disorder.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • "Maybe they call it greenhouse because it's full of green things," he said.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • The specimens in Figure 281 were found in the greenhouse at the State University.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The tail gunner had his greenhouse blown into his face and is in the hospital.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • The only fungous disease of the grape troublesome in the greenhouse is mildew.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • Faithful got a sparrow out of a greenhouse like that, Jimmy says.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 » by Various
  • She will say things worthy of a French epigrammatist, and act like a robin in a greenhouse.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • If there is no greenhouse, a hotbed is an important help in the garden.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • As he flew past the greenhouse he saw a bucket with pure, clear water in it.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Robin » by Agnes S. Underwood
  • Fond of her greenhouse, and often in the garden, she was ever at the old gardener's heels.
  • Extract from : « Clotelle » by William Wells Brown

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