cellar

B2 Topic:House & Home
US /ˈsɛləɹ/ UK /ˈsɛlə/
noun verb Freq #5268

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An underground room beneath a building, used for storage.

    They kept old furniture and tools down in the cellar.

  2. 2
    noun

    A room or collection for storing wine.

    He keeps an impressive wine cellar under his house.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an underground room beneath... basement
2 noun · a room or collection for... wine cellar
Word family
Forms cellars
Derived forms cellar-doorcellarablecellaragecellarercellaresscellaretcellarettecellarfulcellaristcellarlesscellarlikecellarman

Etymology

From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.

View etymology graph ->

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.