cellar
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈsɛlər/
:
bodega
- Excavation also revealed a partition that separated the cellar into multiple rooms.
- wine cellar
- root cellar
- fill the cellar
You go down to the cellar, you roll the goat bones.
- You go down to the cellar, you roll the goat bones.
- They're like a child that was abused and kept in a cellar.
- So first of all, they they flood the Cellars and then they put fuel down and they light it.
- So then that's when he starts to scream and then falls out of the cellar door.
- And the first thing I heard was, dearie, would you like the wine leftover in my cellar?
- They can't tell whether the door lies flat, like a trapdoor, or slant wise, like an outer cellar door.
- And then then the mass of the Red Guards and the others went straight down into the Cellars and just started drinking and smashing open the bottles.
- Well, hitting, locking you in the cellar, which was, you know, was dark and rats and God knows what down there.
Examples
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OK the wine cellar has a one way door.
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Go and get the bottle in the cellar, please!
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Just put them in the cellar.
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At the far end of the room was a root cellar where food could be kept.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'll get the key to the cellar.
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They have there a wine cellar and the food is fantastic.
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We called it a wine cellar, but it was an old coal cellar, dark, one door going into it, no entrances from the outside.
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I'm going to try my luck and hide in the cellar again if you don't hear from me.
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Four women and 11 children crouched in the cellar while the flames crackled above them.
Academic text (2004) -
Please help me find the wine in the cellar before dinner starts.
Synonyms
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1.0
A low floor partly below ground used for storage or living space
79
1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
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1.0
A small room or cupboard in a house where people keep food and dishes
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1.8
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
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1.6
A room where you keep things you do not use often
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3.4
A cool underground room where people keep bottles of wine to age
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4.3
A cool underground room that keeps vegetables like potatoes and carrots fresh
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8.3
A cool underground cellar in Spain where people store and age wine
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5.8
A small cellar where people store and sometimes make wine
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8.4
A room under a building used to store food or drink
A cool space in a cellar for storing wine or food
A room in a large old house where staff make and store drinks, jams, and tea
A small cabinet with spaces for keeping wine or liquor bottles
Compounds
- US
3
4.1
An underground place where people go to stay safe during very strong storms like tornadoes
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Etymology
Cellar comes from the old word cella, which means 'small room', and is like the word cell. A cellar was a small room often under the house for storing food and wine, which is why today a cellar is a place to keep bottles and supplies.