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grot

American  
[grot] / grɒt /

noun

Chiefly Literary.
  1. a grotto.


grot 1 British  
/ ɡrɒt /

noun

  1. slang rubbish; dirt

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grot 2 British  
/ ɡrɒt /

noun

  1. a poetic word for grotto

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Etymology

Origin of grot

1500–10; < French grotte < Italian grotta; see grotto

Example Sentences

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Ron Ford, 75, a volunteer litter picker in Torfaen, said roadside litter was a "constant problem" and certain "grot spots" required repeated cleaning.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

August’s little elfin grot was a space about the size of a one-car garage.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2019

Grace Dent recently noted in The Guardian how the winking sauciness of Blind Date has morphed into the straight-talking grot of Take Me Out, and a similar thing has occurred in divadom.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2011

But now, let us be Tritons, or sea-nymphs, and let us live in a cool crystal grot under the waves.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

But a grot, a penny, and a halfe penny.

From The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth Awdeley's 'Fraternitye of vacabondes' and Harman's 'Caveat' by Awdeley, John