cellar

UK /ˈsɛlə/ US /ˈsɛləɹ/
noun 5verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

An enclosed underground space, 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.

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

1

salt cellar

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