About The Word Grotto
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Grotto
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What's The Definition Of Grotto?
[n] a small cave (usually with attractive features)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Grotto: grot Related Terms | Find terms related to Grotto: abri | antre | bunker | burrow | cave | cavern | cove | dugout | foxhole | grot | hole | lair | sewer | subterrane | subterranean | subway | tunnel | warren See Also | cave Grotto In Webster's Dictionary \Grot"to\, n.; pl. {Grottoes}. [Formerly grotta, fr. It.
grotta, LL. grupta, fr. L. crypta a con cealed subterranran
passage vault, cavern, Gr. ?, fr. ? concealed, fr. ? to
conceal. Cf. {Grot}, {Crypt}.]
A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an
artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
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