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greenhouse

/ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/noun, adjective2 syllables

Greenhouse means: a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.

Synonyms for greenhouse4

noun, as in a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

glasshouse

also used for greenhouse

conservatory, plant-house, hothouse

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What does greenhouse mean?2

noun

1

a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

adjective

1

of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect“greenhouse gases”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Greenhouse in a sentence

  • The farmers are forced to produce the crops in the greenhouse.unknown
  • Saving energy can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.sundown
  • Three volcanic eruptions release more greenhouse gases than human activity in a whole year.maaster
  • Some scientists believe that the greenhouse effect is imaginary.CM
  • What are the causes of the greenhouse effect?carlosalberto
  • The neighbours have been turning their balcony into a proper greenhouse.sundown
  • The industrial production of livestock is the leading contributor to greenhouse gases.karloelkebekio
  • This smokestack is releasing greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the atmosphere.Hybrid

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Forms of greenhouse

as a noun

plural
greenhouses