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hot beds

hot beds is the plural of hot bed.

hot beds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hot bed.

Meaning of hot bed

Noun

hot bed (plural hot beds)

  1. A mass of organic matter decomposing and giving off heat from microbial metabolic action.
  2. A garden bed using such a heat-generating mass; a hotbox.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) A central point of activity, relating to a specific task.
  4. 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).
  5. (3D printing) A heated print bed, so as to help the lower levels of extruded filament stick together.

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Questions about hot beds

What is hot beds the plural of?
Hot beds is the plural of hot bed.

Words near hot beds in the dictionary

  1. hot bean
  2. hot beans
  3. hot bed
  4. hot bedded
  5. hot bedding
  6. hot beds
  7. hot beef injection
  8. hot beef injections
  9. hot bench
  10. hot benches
  11. hot blast

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