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单词 grots
释义

grot

noun

ˈgrät How to pronounce grot (audio)
: 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

Word History

Etymology

Middle French grotte, from Italian grotta

First Known Use

1506, in the meaning defined above

grots

noun

plural of grot
as in caverns
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

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  • caverns
  • grottoes
  • caves
  • grottos
  • abysses
  • tunnels
  • antres
  • pits
  • lairs
  • mines
  • hollows
  • chasms
  • bunkers
  • delves
  • excavations
  • wells
  • shafts
  • burrows
  • galleries
  • foxholes
  • dens
  • subways
  • crawlways
  • shelters
  • dugouts
  • gulfs
  • holes
  • lodges
  • coverts
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