Cellar Definition
sĕlər
cellars
noun
cellars
A room or group of rooms below the ground level and usually under a building, often used for storing fuel, provisions, or wines.
Webster's New World
A basement.
American Heritage
An underground shelter, as from storms.
American Heritage
A stock of wines kept in such a cellar.
Webster's New World
The last place or lowest level, especially in competitive standings.
The team came from the cellar to win the pennant.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- subterrane
- vault
- storeroom
- downstairs
- cave
- basement
- root-cellar
- wine-cellar
- underground room
- half basement
Antonyms:
verb
To store in a cellar.
Webster's New World
idiom
the cellar
- the lowest position, as in the relative standing of competing teams
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cellar
Noun
Singular:
cellarPlural:
cellarsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Cellar
- the cellar
Origin of Cellar
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Middle English celer from Old French from Late Latin cellārium pantry from Latin cella storeroom kel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From 15th Century English saler, from Old French salière, from Latin salarius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”)
From Wiktionary
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From Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Latin cellārium.
From Wiktionary
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