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Meaning of GROTTO

Pronunciation:  'grâtow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small cave (usually with attractive features)
 
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 Synonyms: grot
 
 See Also: cave

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing a grotto in your dream means incomplete friendships and a rotating circle of unsteady companions.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: abri, antre, bunker, burrow, cave, cavern, cove, dugout, foxhole, grot, hole, lair, sewer, subterrane, subterranean, subway, tunnel, warren
 

 

 

 

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