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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; grotto

Example Sentences

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Thousands of daffodils planted by volunteers to cheer up a town's "grot spot" have been stolen.

From BBC

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

From Salon

The grots and rocky walls were already starred with saxifrages and stonecrops.

From Literature

"It showed the North East in all its diversity, in all its character, in all of its beauty, in all of its grot, in all of its grime," Si King says.

From BBC

Once I got past that hurdle, I took my first pictures, but they no longer seemed relevant: they were stereotypical shots, full of dirt and grot.

From The Guardian