Grotto

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  grotto \grot"to\ (gr[o^]t"t[-o]), n.; pl. {Grottoes}
     (gr[o^]t"t[=o]z). [Formerly grotta, fr. It. grotta, LL.
     grupta, fr. L. crypta a concealed subterranean passage,
     vault, cavern, Gr. kry`pth, fr. krypto`s concealed, fr.
     kry`ptein to conceal. Cf. {Grot}, {Crypt}.]
     A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an


     artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grotto
       n : a small cave (usually with attractive features) [syn: {grot}]
       [also: {grottoes} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "grotto":
     abri, antre, bunker, burrow, cave, cavern, cove, dugout, foxhole,
     grot, hole, lair, sewer, subterrane, subterranean, subway, tunnel,
     warren