grot
noun
ˈgrät 
: grotto
Synonyms
- antre
- cave
- cavern
- delve [archaic]
- grotto
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Example Sentences
the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a long-forgotten grot by a shepherd boy
Recent Examples on the Web The human filters at Twitter will soon have to catch even more grot. 
The Economist, 5 Mar. 2020 As with many other arrangements, the content industry took up with Facebook on the promise of a simpler life—the knotty grot-work of reach and revenue would be handed over to our betters. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 31 Dec. 2019
The Economist, 5 Mar. 2020 As with many other arrangements, the content industry took up with Facebook on the promise of a simpler life—the knotty grot-work of reach and revenue would be handed over to our betters. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 31 Dec. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Middle French grotte, from Italian grotta
First Known Use
1506, in the meaning defined above
grot
noun
as in grotto
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a long-forgotten grot by a shepherd boy Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- grotto
- cavern
- cave
- abyss
- lair
- pit
- delve
- hollow
- tunnel
- bunker
- chasm
- antre
- excavation
- mine
- gallery
- burrow
- den
- subway
- crawlway
- well
- shaft
- gulf
- shelter
- lodge
- foxhole
- hole
- covert
- dugout
