cellar
Americannoun
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a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
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an underground room or story.
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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)
noun
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an underground room, rooms, or storey of a building, usually used for storage Compare basement
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a place where wine is stored
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a stock of bottled wines
verb
Other Word Forms
- cellarless adjective
Etymology
Origin of cellar
1175–1225; Middle English celer < Anglo-French < Latin cellārium storeroom, equivalent to cell ( a ) cell + -ārium -ary; later respelling to reflect Latin form; -er 2, -ar 2
Example Sentences
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They searched from the slanted loft down to the dirt cellar.
From Literature
While I was out in our cellar getting some apples, Mama fixed a lunch for me and put it in a paper bag.
From Literature
Oregon had, on the other hand, spent most of the season in the Big Ten cellar.
From Los Angeles Times
This can lead to water filtering upwards above roads or into cellars and basements.
From BBC
When Post bought the property, it featured 12,700 square feet of space, a pool, a wine cellar, a basketball court, and panoramic mountain views.
From MarketWatch
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