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to cellar

to cellar

1 7.0
To keep wine or food in an underground room to age and keep it safe
  • verb
  • /ˈsɛlər/
translation icon : guardar en la bodega
  • Many wine enthusiasts choose to cellar their favorite bottles for optimal aging.

Examples

  • He decided to cellar the wine for a few more years to enhance its flavor.

  • I would cellar this for another year.

    Blog text (25)

  • - You cellar Casanova.

    Bathing Beauty (1944)

  • If you cellar this vintage properly, it will improve significantly over time.

Synonyms

to store
vsto cellar
463 1.0

To put something away to use later

keeps items in an underground cool space especially for aging wine

Compounds

wine cellar
16 3.4

A cool underground room where people keep bottles of wine to age

root cellar
8 4.3

A cool underground room that keeps vegetables like potatoes and carrots fresh

storm cellar
  • US
3 4.1

An underground place where people go to stay safe during very strong storms like tornadoes

cyclone cellar
  • Australian
1 7.2

An underground room where people stay safe during strong storms

tornado cellar
  • US
5.1

An underground room where people go to stay safe during a tornado

How Long

age
332 7.7
to cellar
1 7.0
to store
463 1.0
to put away
225 2.0

Surface Forms

cellar infinitive
cellared past
cellared past participle
cellaring present participle
cellars third person singular

Etymology

Cellar comes from the old word cella, meaning 'small room', and is like the word cell. To cellar something is to put it in that small room to keep or age it, like cellaring wine to protect it and improve its flavor.