cellar
noun /ˈselə(r)/
/ˈselər/
- an underground room often used for storing things
- We looked all over the house, even down in the coal cellar.
- I went down into the cellar for more wine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- damp
- dark
- old
- …
- door
- stairs
- steps
- …
- in the cellar
- into the cellar
- (also wine cellar)an underground room where wine is stored; the wine stored in this roomOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- damp
- dark
- old
- …
- door
- stairs
- steps
- …
- in the cellar
- into the cellar
see also salt cellar
Word OriginMiddle English (in the general sense ‘storeroom’): from Old French celier, from late Latin cellarium ‘storehouse’, from Latin cella ‘storeroom or chamber’.