: grotto

Examples of grot in a Sentence

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

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Word History

Etymology

Middle French grotte, from Italian grotta

First Known Use

1506, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grot was in 1506

Dictionary Entries Near grot

Cite this Entry

“Grot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grot. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.

Kids Definition

grot

noun
: grotto
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