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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Recent Examples of cellar
Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The visit started with a tour of the owner’s private collection of medieval and Renaissance art, followed by a peek at the cellar to see the barrels and enjoy an aperitivo.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
This is drinking beautifully now, but those with patience can easily cellar it for the next 20 years.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The cellars now encompasses not only the production area but tasting room, a gallery, gift shop and opportunities to host private tastings, parties, weddings and other events.
—Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The visit started with a tour of the owner’s private collection of medieval and Renaissance art, followed by a peek at the cellar to see the barrels and enjoy an aperitivo.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Drink now or cellar for up to 40 years.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
This is drinking beautifully now, but those with patience can easily cellar it for the next 20 years.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cellar
Noun
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How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 May 2025
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Darnell said there is no way the houses could have basements.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Cook adds that garages with tight turns, narrow doorways, or a lack of headroom can also make parking difficult.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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The book provides an intimate behind-the-curtain look at the team garages and the efforts of mechanics, engineers, technicians, team principals and executives — alongside its 20 drivers ready to risk everything for a taste of glory and to be enshrined forever in Formula 1 history.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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Orange County taxpayers will warehouse the nursing-home residents thrown to the streets.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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The idea was to pay El Salvador to warehouse the deportees in a notoriously brutal prison, but there had been an impasse in the negotiations.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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He was then taken to the only person in L.A. with the right permits to house an alligator, and that person happened to work in the film industry.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Built by architect Carlo Marchionni on an expanse of countryside planted with vines and leveled into terraces, the villa was created to house the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani, a leading art patron of his day.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
14 May 2025
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“Cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cellar. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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