greenhouse

B1 Topic:Gardening & Horticulture

US /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/ UK /ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/ See IPA manual

Freq #12642

Meanings

1

noun
A glass building where plants are grown and protected from cold weather.

She grows tomatoes in the greenhouse all winter.
2

adj
Relating to the warming of the Earth's atmosphere caused by trapped gases.

Cars produce greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a glass building where... glasshouse conservatory

Word family

Forms greenhouses

Derived forms greenhouse-friendlygreenhouselikenongreenhousescreenhouseworldhouse

Related forms clochegreengrocer greensgrowhousehotbedhotboxmicrogreens

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greenhouse warming
warming caused when atmospheric gases absorb heat leaving the Earth's surface

Noun + noun

Etymology

From green + house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within.

Topics

Gardening & Horticulture Weather & Climate

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# greenhouse

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/
**Frequency rank:** 12642

## Meanings
1. A glass building where plants are grown and protected from cold weather.
2. Relating to the warming of the Earth's atmosphere caused by trapped gases.

## Examples
- She grows tomatoes in the greenhouse all winter.
- Cars produce greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

## Derived Forms
- greenhouse-friendly
- greenhouselike
- nongreenhouse
- screenhouse
- worldhouse

## Related Forms
- cloche
- greengrocer
- greens
- growhouse
- hotbed
- hotbox
- microgreens

## Etymology
From green + house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within.

## AI Etymology
Greenhouse comes from green + house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “A glass building where plants are grown and protected from cold weather” and “Relating to the warming of the Earth's atmosphere caused by trapped gases”.

## Topics
- Gardening & Horticulture
- Weather & Climate

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