cellar

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Synonyms: collar, cella, cellae, pellar, sellar, ocellar, cellas, cuellar, kellar, bellar, celler

Antonyms: collar, cella, cellae, pellar, sellar, ocellar, cellas, cuellar, kellar, bellar, celler

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Noun

1. An enclosed space, usually fully underground (in some cases partly underground), often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
   • The farmhouse has several additions, added over many decades; it has three cellars, and one of them is older than the other two.
2. A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
   • The insurance company valued his cellar at $27,000, largely on the strength of his bottles of 1972 Château Hypothetica.
3. Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.
   • The Tigers have been in the cellar all year long, and I'm tired of it.
4. A basement.
   • Most of my tools and hardware are in the garage, but I keep some tools in the cellar, too, mainly for convenience.

Verb

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

Noun

1. salt cellar

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