Grot and Pit

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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Synonyms for Grot

Pit and grot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pit" instead a noun "Grot".

Pit

Pit noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.

Grot and pit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grot" instead a noun "Pit".

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  • Delicious Fruit Pies The concept was parodied/deconstructed in the Judge Dredd storyline, The Pit, where a gang of clearly unbalanced criminals calling themselves the "John Prescott Block Social, Welfare and Leisure Committee" stole a shipment of a nutrition-free but multi-flavoured junk food called Grot Pot.
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