noun / adjective · neutral
greenhouse
/ˈɡriːn.haʊs/GREEN·house
a glass building for growing plants; relating to the trapping of heat in the atmosphere
Examples
“Many farmers use a greenhouse to start seedlings early in spring.”
“The greenhouse effect makes the planet warmer when heat is trapped by certain gases.”
“They installed a small greenhouse in the backyard to grow vegetables all year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Mitigating the greenhouse effect will require international cooperation to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and accelerate investment in clean technology.”
Collocations
- greenhouse gas
- greenhouse effect
- build a greenhouse
Word family
Common mistakes
green house→greenhouse
nhà xanh→nhà kính
Say it for a higher band
5glasshouse→6hothouse→7+greenhouse
Synonyms
hothouse
Easily confused
green house
“They painted a green house on the corner of the street.”
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