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单词 grotto
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grotto


grot·to

G0280500 (grŏt′ō)n. pl. grot·toes or grot·tos 1. A small cave or cavern.2. An artificial structure or excavation made to resemble a cave or cavern.
[Alteration of Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta, from Latin crypta, vault; see crypt.]

grotto

(ˈɡrɒtəʊ) n, pl -toes or -tos1. (Physical Geography) a small cave, esp one with attractive features2. (Architecture) a construction in the form of a cave, esp as in landscaped gardens during the 18th century[C17: from Old Italian grotta, from Late Latin crypta vault; see crypt]

grot•to

(ˈgrɒt oʊ)

n., pl. -toes, -tos. 1. a cave or cavern. 2. an artificial cavernlike recess or structure. [1610–20; < Italian grotta « Latin crypta subterranean passage, chamber. See crypt] grot′toed, adj.
Thesaurus
Noun1.grotto - a small cave (usually with attractive features)grotto - a small cave (usually with attractive features)grotcave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

grotto

noun cave, tunnel, hollow, cavern, underground chamber Water trickles through an underground grotto.

grotto

nounA hollow beneath the earth's surface:cave, cavern.
Translations
grotagrutaгрот

grotto


grotto

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

Grotto

A natural or artificial cave, often decorated with shells or stones and incorporating waterfalls or fountains.

Grotto

 

in architecture, a type of park structure (sometimes a pavilion) designed to resemble a natural cave and built and finished with material such as seashells, tuff, and sea rocks. Grottoes were particularly popular in garden and park architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries (in Russia, from the 18th century).

grotto

A natural or artificial cave, often decorated with shells or stones and incorporating waterfalls or fountains.

grotto

enUS
  • noun

Synonyms for grotto

noun cave

Synonyms

  • cave
  • tunnel
  • hollow
  • cavern
  • underground chamber

Synonyms for grotto

noun a hollow beneath the earth's surface

Synonyms

  • cave
  • cavern

Synonyms for grotto

noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)

Synonyms

  • grot

Related Words

  • cave
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