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cellar
[ sel-er ]
noun
- a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- an underground room or story.
- Sports. the lowest position in a group ranked in order of games won:
The team was in the cellar for most of the season.
verb (used with object)
- to place or store in a cellar.
cellar
/ ˈsɛlə /
noun
- an underground room, rooms, or storey of a building, usually used for storage Compare basement
- a place where wine is stored
- a stock of bottled wines
verb
- tr to store in a cellar
Other Words From
- cellar·less adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cellar1
Example Sentences
We consumers may not use Drizly, Minibar or other delivery apps to stock our cellars.
The most common species we encountered were cobweb spiders and cellar spiders.
Specific wine fridges usually have a working temperature that can be set at 57 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or 14 to 16 degrees Celsius, which is very close to that of underground cellars.
While most can be used in cellars, they can also be placed as display in kitchens, dining rooms, and living rooms.
The dual function of this rack makes it an excellent gift for use in the living room, dining area or wine cellar area.
The wine cellar—one of the best in the world—survived World War II and is guarded around the clock.
In addition, he had made prudent investments and, except for his wine cellar, did not live lavishly.
Three were predictable: The Italians and French were, of course, wine imbibers and the Germans were deep in the beer cellar.
We were made to stand against a wall in a barely lit cellar area, where a large man looked at us forbiddingly.
The table was set with the Cavendish silver and crystal and various sumptuous-looking bottles from the wine cellar.
First the chimneys sank down through the roof, as if they were being lowered into the cellar.
Why, I know not what you call it; but if the house were turned topsy turvy, I should be in the cellar.
Why,” said his spouse, after considering a moment, “he said you had been letting him into the mysteries of the cellar.
A drunken man would reel from one side to the other until he fell down a cellar trap-door, into the gutter, or into the sea.
It resembles, on the whole, a large handsome cellar, the roof of which rests upon a number of plain columns.
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