Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈsɛlə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈsɛləɹ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
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The farmhouse has several additions, added over many decades; it has three cellars, and one of them is older than the other two.
A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
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The insurance company valued his cellar at $27,000, largely on the strength of his bottles of 1972 Château Hypothetica.
Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.
Usage- Slang
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The Tigers have been in the cellar all year long, and I'm tired of it.
A basement.
Usage- Northeastern
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Most of my tools and hardware are in the garage, but I keep some tools in the cellar, too, mainly for convenience.
Verb
To store (something, especially food or wine) in a cellar.
Usage- Transitive
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More examples (1)
Mr. VandenBerghe says he’s cellared such memorable bottles as the Batch 1 Adam from Hair of the Dog, a 14-year-old ale from Portland, Ore., that’s 10 percent alcohol, and the Trappistes Rochefort 10, a Quadrupel Belgian ale that peaks around age 10.
Noun
salt cellar
Noun
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
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an excavation where root vegetables are stored
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storage space where wines are stored
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