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
Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The restaurant’s 300,000-bottle wine and cognac cellar is still under construction, and will reopen in the spring for private tours.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022
This handy gadget will bring reds to cellar temperature in 15 minutes and keep your whites cool for about 60 minutes.
—Maureen Farrar, Outside Online, 9 June 2022
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Noun
The apartment also has a cellar and air-conditioning.
—Alison Gregor, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The restaurant’s 300,000-bottle wine and cognac cellar is still under construction, and will reopen in the spring for private tours.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
No conference is strong from roof to cellar in the revenue-making sports — football and basketball.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022
This handy gadget will bring reds to cellar temperature in 15 minutes and keep your whites cool for about 60 minutes.
—Maureen Farrar, Outside Online, 9 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cellar
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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.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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The blaze may have started in the basement and smoldered for a while before someone spotted smoke and called it in, said San Miguel Fire-Rescue District Battalion Chief Brian Lieberman.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tara Bremer is Founder and CEO of House Peace, a home organization service. Basement Or Garage The basement or garage in a home is where most typically store their outdoor activity toys, lawn care items, and garden items.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Derek & Vee There are a couple of two-car garages down below.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Prices probably won’t rise immediately on stuff coming into the United States from China — goods have been warehoused without the additional 10% tariff for quite some time.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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And Saylor predicts that warehoused information about each consumer's buying habits, combined with push technology like Broadcaster, will dramatically expand direct selling.—
Janet Novack,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Greenbrier has done more for the country than house its heads of state.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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The region houses the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.—
Ailia Zehra,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cellar. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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