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# grotto

noun (grottoes or grottos)

«grotto» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A small cave, often a shady or decorated place, sometimes made in a garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grotto/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a grotto is a cave where nymphs, fairies or dreamers meet

### Examples

- The children found a grotto behind the waterfall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grotto/#x1)
- The nymphs lived in a shady grotto. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grotto/#x2)
- Santa has a grotto in the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grotto/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grotto» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grotto/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grotto» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grotto.html) on Mova free.