cellarnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsel.ər/us/ˈsel.ɚ/B2 a room under the ground floor of a building, usually used for storing things
Examples
- He's got an impressively large store of wine in his cellar.
- He led us down a small staircase into a dank, dark cellar.
- We had to fumigate the cellar to get rid of cockroaches.
- This house has a large cellar which is excellent for storage.
- They cleared out the cellar and transformed it into a lovely playroom for the kids.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of buildings: rooms
- antechamber
- anteroom
- atelier
- atrium
- attic
- ballroom
- conservatory
- eyrie
- family room
- form room
- front room
- garret
- gymnasium
- reading room
- reception room
- refectory
- room
- rumpus room
- snug
- vault
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Examples from literature
- Paul had gone down into the cellar and let the door fall behind him.
- Ten thousand pounds of powder are in these cellars.
- The cream should stand down cellar over night, after being scalded, that it may get perfectly cold.
- The currants are to be washed and squeezed in the usual way, and the juice placed in a stone or earthen vessel, and set away in a cool place in the cellar.
- Windows there were none in the cellar.