grot
Americannoun
noun
noun
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
When winds whistle shrilly, ah! won't they remind you, To sigh with regret, for the grot left behind you?
From Inkle and Yarico An opera, in three acts by Colman, George
She took me to her elfin grot, And there she gazed and sighed deep, And there I shut her wild sad eyes, So kissed to sleep.
From The Children's Garland from the Best Poets by Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton
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