grotte — meaning in English

English meaning

• cave noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
• cavern noun A large cave, especially one with a spacious underground chamber.
• cove noun A small, sheltered inlet along a coastline, often bordered by cliffs or rocks.
• grotto noun A small cave, or an artificial structure built to look like one.

Senses

grotte is used for these senses in English:

• cave A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
• cavern A large cave.
• cove (now, _, uncommon) A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. [from 9th c.]

cave — full definition

1. noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
2. noun Informally, a private room or space someone retreats to (a "man cave").
3. verb To give in or surrender, especially after resisting.
4. verb To collapse inward.

cavern — full definition

1. noun A large cave, especially one with a spacious underground chamber.
2. noun Any large, dark, hollow space.

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