cellar

Plural: cellars

Noun

• the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
• an excavation where root vegetables are stored
• storage space where wines are stored
• An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
• A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
• Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.
• A basement.
• salt cellar

Verb

Verb Forms: cellared, cellaring, cellars

• To store something, typically wine, in a cool, underground room.
• To store (something, especially food or wine) in a cellar.

Examples

• He hoped to cellar his best plays until the end of the Words With Friends game, surprising his opponent.
• Most of my tools and hardware are in the garage, but I keep some tools in the cellar, too, mainly for convenience.
• The farmhouse has several additions, added over many decades; it has three cellars, and one of them is older than the other two.
• The insurance company valued his cellar at $27,000, largely on the strength of his bottles of 1972 Château Hypothetica.
• The Tigers have been in the cellar all year long, and I'm tired of it.

Synonyms

basement, root cellar, wine cellar

Anagrams of cellar