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cellar

UK /ˈsɛlə/US /ˈsɛləɹ/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun5

•
a room below the ground, often under a house, where things are kept or where people can stay safe
- The farmhouse has several additions, added over many decades; it has three cellars, and one of them is older than the other two.
•
A basement.
- Most of my tools and hardware are in the garage, but I keep some tools in the cellar, too, mainly for convenience.
•
A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
- The insurance company valued his cellar at $27,000, largely on the strength of his bottles of 1972 Château Hypothetica.
•
(slang) Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.
- The Tigers have been in the cellar all year long, and I'm tired of it.
salt cellar

verb1

To store (something, especially food or wine) in a cellar.

forms

cellared · cellaring · cellars

Phrases with cellar

down cellar
Downstairs; the opposite of upstairs.

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