cellar 1 of 2

as in basement
a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground an amazing array of interesting things were found in the cellar of the old house

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verb

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Recent Examples of cellar
Noun
Structured enough to cellar, but irresistible right now. Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Shipments include six total bottles, two of each selection, so members have one to enjoy now and one to cellar for savoring at a later date. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
Verb
Nets Preview Is Brooklyn destined for the cellar? Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 October is Virginia Wine Month, when over 300 wineries offer cellar tours and tastings. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cellar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cellar
Noun
  • Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout his years working in post-production, Costantini had accumulated more and more hard drives, which had begun to clutter his bookshelves and gather dust in his basement.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Born in Lille, France, to an Algerian mother and French father, Vanhee grew up listening to garage rock and scouring flea markets for one-off looks.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also a separate two-bedroom lodge on-site, plus garages for seven cars.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Sushi dinners and speedier shopping The desire for both convenience and cheaper food options has been a boon to warehouse clubs in recent years.
    Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
  • For now, Orbbec’s clients in the robotics space are mostly service bot makers, including China’s Pudu Robotics and Gausium, which specialize in cleaning bots, as well as patient care bots company Robocare and warehouse bot manufacturer Twinny from South Korea.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Tang Wing, a collaboration with the architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle, will also house rotating special exhibitions, requiring blank canvases of sorts.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The team performed the measurements using the JYFLTRAP double-Penning trap, which is a world-class instrument housed in the university’s accelerator laboratory.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cellar. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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