Delve
Delve noun - A naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface.
Usage example: a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve
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Grot
Grot noun - A naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface.
Usage example: the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a long-forgotten grot by a shepherd boy
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Grot and Delve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delve/grot
Delve & Grot. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delve/grot>.
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