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tomatoes were grown during the winter in our hothouse.<br />

--adj. 2 dainty, delicate, sensitive, fragile, frail, pampered,<br />

overprotected, sheltered, shielded, spoiled, coddled, babied:<br />

She was glad to exchange the hothouse atmosphere of the<br />

university for the real world.<br />

hotly<br />

adv. intensively, energetically, doggedly, persistently,<br />

zealously, fervently, fervidly, ardently, warmly,<br />

enthusiastically: Hotly pursued by the police, I managed to<br />

hide in a culvert.<br />

hound v. bully, browbeat, persecute, nag, harass, annoy, pester,<br />

harry, badger: Although he was found innocent, his neighbours<br />

hounded him so much that he had to leave town.<br />

house n. 1 residence, dwelling, dwelling-place, home, abode,<br />

household, homestead, domicile, lodging(s), quarters, building,<br />

edifice: We are playing bridge at my house next Saturday. 2<br />

family, line, lineage, dynasty, clan, ancestry, strain, race,<br />

blood, descendants, forebears: She is a member of the royal<br />

house of Sweden. 3 legislature, legislative body, congress,<br />

parliament, assembly, council, diet: Both houses of the<br />

legislature passed the bill. 4 establishment, firm, concern,<br />

company, business, organization, enterprise, undertaking, Colloq<br />

outfit: He has gone from one publishing house to another with<br />

his manuscript. 5 auditorium, theatre, concert-hall: The house<br />

is sold out. 6 house of ill repute or ill fame or prostitution,<br />

brothel, whore-house, bagnio, bordello, Archaic bawdy-house,<br />

Colloq sporting house, crib, Slang US cat-house: She used to<br />

run a house in Lambeth. 7 on the house. free, gratis, for<br />

nothing, as a gift: Drinks will be on the house tonight to<br />

celebrate the tenth anniversary of our opening.<br />

--v. 8 shelter, accommodate, domicile, lodge, quarter, put up,<br />

take in, board, billet, harbour: We have housed as many as ten<br />

people at a time in the cottage. 9 contain, accommodate,<br />

quarter: This building houses our computer operations.<br />

housing n. 1 homes, houses, lodging(s), quarters, accommodation,<br />

habitation, dwelling; shelter, protection: The Council is<br />

trying to provide housing for the elderly. 2 case, casing,<br />

cover, covering, enclosure, container, box, shield: We keep the

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