Phrase guide
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noun
A mass of organic matter decomposing and giving off heat from microbial metabolic action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
A garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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noun
A central point of activity, relating to a specific task.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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noun
A bed shared by workers, sailors, or soldiers operating in shifts or watches (named for the idea that it is still warm when the next occupant gets into it).
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noun
A heated print bed, so as to help the lower levels of extruded filament stick together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: 3D printing
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verb
To share sleeping accommodations with one or two others serially (in shifts), as on a ship or a submarine or other operation with round-the-clock staffing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: hot bunk, hot rack
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verb
To farm using hotbeds for season extension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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History
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