cellar

Meaning

Noun

1. An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
2. A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
3. (slang) Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.
4. (Northeastern, UK, US) A basement.

Verb

To store (something, especially food or wine) in a cellar.

Synonyms

basement

vault

warehouse

wine cellar

depository

granary

repository

magazine

storehouse

storage place

godown

barn

bin

grain elevator

pit

store

storeroom

root cellar

liquor store

grotto

pantry

still room

greenhouse

room

silo

stack

stock room

storage

bellow stairs

elevator

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store-house

earth pit

store-room

treasury

dirt

caverns

cave

cave dwelling

pack-house

underground place

bottom

lowest rank

dunny

rathskeller

wine-cellar

promptuary

underground room

hutch

icehouse

larder

Translations

Keller

cave

kelder

cantina

sótano

sous-sol

adega

scantinato

bodega

cellier

porão

Untergeschoss

κάβα

κελάρι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛlə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: celer

In summary

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