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cheder

cheder

9.9
A small room in a house for storing things or quiet activities
  • noun
: cuarto de almacenamiento
  • The cheder was filled with boxes and forgotten furniture.

Examples

  • They stored the old trunks in the cheder at the back of the flat.

  • She found a quiet cheder to read in away from the busy kitchen.

  • We stored the old toys in the cheder.

  • The cheder was filled with boxes and furniture.

  • They stored the old trunks in the cheder at the back of the flat.

  • The cheder was filled with boxes and forgotten furniture.

  • She found a quiet cheder to read in, away from the busy kitchen.

Synonyms

pantry
vscheder
81 1.0

A small room or cupboard in a house where people keep food and dishes

is broader and used for storage or other household purposes beyond food
storage room
vscheder
33 1.6

A room where you keep things you do not use often

is the broader household space used for storage and other uses
storeroom
vscheder
30 1.8

A room where people keep extra things not used every day

is mainly the household chamber used for general storage and other purposes
larder
vscheder
  • Archaic
4 7.7

A small room or cupboard for keeping food

is the general household room used for many storage purposes today
lumber room
vscheder
  • Archaic
1 7.9

A room where people keep old or unused furniture and boxes

is more general and covers storage or other uses beyond stored furniture
heder
vscheder
1 9.9

A small private room in a house for quiet activities

is used mainly for storage or other household functions rather than privacy

How Big

hall
758 1.0
room
∞ 1.0
cheder
9.9
alcove
20 5.3
closet
  • US
731 1.0

Surface Forms

cheder singular
cheders plural

Etymology

The word cheder comes from the Hebrew chadar meaning 'room', so it can mean a small room in a house used for storage, like a back room or shed.