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
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Noun
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With a cool, constant temperature of 54 degrees, the caverns are a perfect year-round adventure.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Beautiful caverns adorned with foliage and flowers are frequently sandwiched between dungeons filled with cages and cold steel.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The team’s survey was the first time Ziegler’s bent-toed geckos had been found in lava caves, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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The little gem features a triple 70-foot waterfall that flows over a travertine dam and limestone caves that are set under the falls.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Grots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grots. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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