Grotto (4 letters)

{ Answer }

CAVE

{ Related Clues }

"___ canem"
Collapse, with "in"
___ in (collapse)
Fingal's ___
Batmobile "garage"
Bat's hangout
Bat's home
Bats' H.Q.
"Fingal's ___": Mendelssohn
Hollow out
Mendelssohn's "Fingal's ___"
Neanderthals' home
Place for a spelunker
Primeval abode
Speleologist's concern
Spelunker's interest
Spelunker's milieu
Spelunker's study
Spelunking site
Stalactite site
Troglodyte's milieu
Type of dweller
The Blue Grotto, at Capri
"The Clan of the ___ Bear": Auel
Locale for Ali Baba
Man's early residence
Locale for Osama bin Laden

{ Tags }

abode, bats, canem, cave, fingals, grotto, hangout, hollow, home, interest, mammoth, milieu, oops, out, paleolithic, place, site, speleologists, spelunkers, stalactite, topic

{ Notes }

The answer CAVE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.

{ Definition }

CAVE as a noun:

1. a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

CAVE as a verb:

1. (cave, undermine) = hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

2. (cave, spelunk) = explore natural caves