a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
an underground room or story.
wine cellar.
Sports. the lowest position in a group ranked in order of games won: The team was in the cellar for most of the season.
verb (used with object)
to place or store in a cellar.
Origin of cellar
1175–1225; Middle English celer<Anglo-French <Latin cellārium storeroom, equivalent to cell(a) cell + -ārium-ary; later respelling to reflect Latin form; see -er2, -ar2
Specific wine fridges usually have a working temperature that can be set at 57 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or 14 to 16 degrees Celsius, which is very close to that of underground cellars.
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The dual function of this rack makes it an excellent gift for use in the living room, dining area or wine cellar area.
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While most can be used in cellars, they can also be placed as display in kitchens, dining rooms, and living rooms.
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Titanic returned to the cellar, shot the dead rat, and brought it back to the table with him.
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“Visually, the cellar was not an especially dramatic site,” he said.
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At Isigny Sainte-Mère, the mites were first introduced in the cellar over 70 years ago.
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The cheese is held in a cellar for six weeks; during which time it forms mold on its surface.
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Then it is placed in a second cellar for six, 12, or 18 months.
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This was hoisted up bodily and placed on an auctioneer's platform which Mike had found tilted back against the wall in the cellar.
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Then came a crack below them, and an instant later the cellar stairs collapsed, carrying them with it.
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I knew it when I saw that scar on your shoulder, where you cut yourself sliding down our cellar door.
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He looked at me in just the boldest way and asked me to show him the way to the cellar.
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Suppose a plumber is called into your house on a raw day of January to tinker up a disordered pipe in the cellar.
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British Dictionary definitions for cellar
cellar
/ (ˈsɛlə) /
noun
an underground room, rooms, or storey of a building, usually used for storageCompare basement
a place where wine is stored
a stock of bottled wines
verb
(tr)to store in a cellar
Word Origin for cellar
C13: from Anglo-French, from Latin cellārium food store, from cellacella