grotto
Collocations
4ADJ.
good
VERB + GROTTO
called, invoked, organize, see, spread
GROTTO + NOUN
catholic, indiana, nothing, nymphs, pope, roman, whither
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
A small cave.
An artificial cavern-like retreat.
...But, while we are waiting for the temple, can you not show us the altar?—we want to see your grotto." Pope desired nothing better than to show his new toy, and led the way to the pretty and fanciful cave, which was but just finished.
A Marian shrine, usually built in a cavern-like structure.
A local organization of cavers that typically organizes trips to caves and provides information and training for caving; a caving club.
An earlier attempt to organize a grotto in the Indiana, PA, area in the mid-1970s failed to succeed, but from it developed the informal Chestnut Ridge Explorers Association.
By the mid-1940s members of local grottos (regional clubs of cavers within the National Speleological Society) were exploring Porcupine Cave (Bloch, 1946).
A secretive name for a local group of underground Satanists.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a small cave (usually with attractive features)
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6...But, while we are waiting for the temple, can you not show us the altar?—we want to see your grotto." Pope desired nothing better than to show his new toy, and led the way to the pretty and fancifu
WiktionaryAn earlier attempt to organize a grotto in the Indiana, PA, area in the mid-1970s failed to succeed, but from it developed the informal Chestnut Ridge Explorers Association.
WiktionaryBy the mid-1940s members of local grottos (regional clubs of cavers within the National Speleological Society) were exploring Porcupine Cave (Bloch, 1946).
WiktionaryIn this part of the country there was a grotto called the Grotto of the Nymphs, which was hollowed out of a large rock rounded at the summit.
Tatoeba · #6212372Meanwhile Chloe, who had remained in charge of the herds, fled in affright to the Grotto of the Nymphs, and thither the invaders pursued her.
Tatoeba · #6212737Then he searched for her in the grotto, whither she had fled, and whence she had been dragged away.
Tatoeba · #6212745