breeding ground

breeding ground

noun
1.
a place where animals breed or to which they return to breed.
2.
an environment suitable for or fostering the development of an idea, thing, etc.: a breeding ground for violence.

Origin:
1930–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To breeding ground

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Breeding ground is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
WordNet
breeding ground

noun
a place where animals breed 
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT