cellar

cel-lar · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A room below ground level used for storage.

  2. 2.

    A stock of wine.

  3. 3.

    The lowest position in a sports league table.

Forms

plural: cellars

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    wine cellar — a place to store wine
  • •
    cellar door — considered a beautiful-sounding phrase

Related words

Antonyms: attic
See also: basement, storage, underground
Synonyms: basement, underground room, vault

Etymology

From Old French "celier," from Latin "cellarium" meaning storehouse, from "cella" meaning small room.