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(grɒtoʊ)

Word forms: plural grottoes, plural grottos

countable noun

A grotto is a small cave with interesting or attractively shaped rocks.

Water trickles through an underground grotto.

Synonyms: cave, tunnel, hollow, cavern More Synonyms of grotto

grotto in British English

(ˈɡrɒtəʊ)

nounWord forms: plural -toes or -tos

a small cave, esp one with attractive features

a construction in the form of a cave, esp as in landscaped gardens during the 18th century

Word origin

C17: from Old Italian grotta, from Late Latin crypta vault; see crypt

grotto in American English

(ˈgrɑtoʊ)

nounWord forms: plural ˈgrottoes or ˈgrottos

a cave

a cavelike summerhouse, shrine, etc.

Word origin

It grotta < ML grupta < VL crupta, for L crypta, crypt

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An elegant swan wandered around the grotto flapping its wings at the mosquitos.In the middle of this waste ground remained the slate grotto of St Pinnock's well, its open mouth still bearded with ferns.Local art hung on the walls, and there was a fake grotto with a waterfall and a gazing globe set on a pedestal.

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architectural features

(noun) in the sense of cave

Definition

a small picturesque cave

Water trickles through an underground grotto.

Synonyms

cave

creatures such as bats and moths which shelter in caves

tunnel

hollow

where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond

cavern

an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it

underground chamber

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cavern

Definition

a large cave

an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it

Synonyms

cave,

hollow,

grotto,

underground chamber,

pothole

in the sense of hollow

Definition

a cavity or space in something

where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond

Synonyms

cavity,

cup,

hole,

bowl,

depression,

pit,

cave,

den,

basin,

dent,

crater,

trough,

cavern,

excavation,

indentation,

dimple,

concavity

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单词	grotto
释义	Trends of grotto View usage for: grotto (grɒtoʊ) Word forms: plural grottoes, plural grottos countable noun A grotto is a small cave with interesting or attractively shaped rocks. Water trickles through an underground grotto. Synonyms: cave, tunnel, hollow, cavern More Synonyms of grotto grotto in British English (ˈɡrɒtəʊ) nounWord forms: plural -toes or -tos 1. a small cave, esp one with attractive features 2. a construction in the form of a cave, esp as in landscaped gardens during the 18th century Word origin C17: from Old Italian grotta, from Late Latin crypta vault; see crypt grotto in American English (ˈgrɑtoʊ) nounWord forms: plural ˈgrottoes or ˈgrottos 1. a cave 2. a cavelike summerhouse, shrine, etc. Word origin It grotta < ML grupta < VL crupta, for L crypta, crypt Image of grotto © Caftor, shutterstock Examples of 'grotto' in a sentence grotto An elegant swan wandered around the grotto flapping its wings at the mosquitos. O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES (2002) In the middle of this waste ground remained the slate grotto of St Pinnock's well, its open mouth still bearded with ferns. Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002) Local art hung on the walls, and there was a fake grotto with a waterfall and a gazing globe set on a pedestal. Laura Lippman IN A STRANGE CITY (2002) Word lists with grotto architectural features (noun) in the sense of cave Definition a small picturesque cave Water trickles through an underground grotto. Synonyms cave creatures such as bats and moths which shelter in caves tunnel hollow where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond cavern an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it underground chamber Additional synonyms in the sense of cavern Definition a large cave an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it Synonyms cave, hollow, grotto, underground chamber, pothole in the sense of hollow Definition a cavity or space in something where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond Synonyms cavity, cup, hole, bowl, depression, pit, cave, den, basin, dent, crater, trough, cavern, excavation, indentation, dimple, concavity Nearby words of grotto gross grossness grotesque grotto grouch grouchy ground Synonyms of 'grotto' grotto Explore 'grotto' in the dictionary
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