greenhouse B1 Topic:Weather & Climate 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a glass building where... glasshouseconservatory Word family Forms greenhouses Derived forms greenhouse-friendlygreenhouselikenongreenhousescreenhouseworldhouse Related forms clochegreengrocergreensgrowhousehotbedhotboxmicrogreens Common collocations greenhouse warming Noun + noun Etymology AI details From green + house ("house for growing greens"), in reference to the produce grown within. Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Weather & Climate markdown