Thesaurus results for GROTTO

grotto

noun

ˈgrä-(ˌ)tō

Definition of grotto

as in cave

a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend

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Recent Examples of grotto The garden fills a grotto on the north side of the gigantic 387-acre West LA campus, which was donated in 1888 specifically for use by veterans. — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 June 2026 Aside from the flowing healing waters that proliferate throughout the property, there are a multitude of saunas, from Finnish to Latvian pirts to Switzerland’s largest infusion sauna, alongside a refreshing ice grotto. — Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026 The descent into the Odesa National Fine Arts Museum’s 200-year-old grottoes is laden with both heavy allure and 100% humidity. — Kang-Chun Cheng, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2026 For Reykjavik native Gulla Jónsdóttir, the Aurora Borealis phenomena, molten-red erupting volcanoes, black sand shores and hot water grottoes were part of everyday life growing up. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for grotto

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Jade and Tabitha were trapped below in the bone cave at the end of last week’s episode.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Located on the outskirts of a town called Fureidis in northern Israel, the cave was due to be affected by construction work when archaeologists decided to investigate it.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Definition of cave

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Paul walks the cavern’s polished concrete floor, absorbs its hum, grazes its plastic surfaces with his fingertips.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

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