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
Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The organization continues to set high standards of quality that involve evaluation of the vineyard, harvest practices, vinification, cellar management, bottling, labeling, and storage procedures.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Drink now or cellar for up to 40 years.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Prices are retail at the cellar door, converted to U.S. dollars.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The organization continues to set high standards of quality that involve evaluation of the vineyard, harvest practices, vinification, cellar management, bottling, labeling, and storage procedures.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Verb
Given that the wines will cellar with grace and promise over two decades, now is certainly the time to pick up some bargains and fill the racks.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Drink now or cellar for up to 40 years.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cellar
Noun
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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He’s believed to have started the fire in the basement stairwell.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Among the recommendations were raising rates at parking meters, garages and establishing fees for permits currently free to residential car owners.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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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
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
Verb
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Don’t miss the Barnes & Noble, which is cleverly housed in an old theater, Ante Bellums Attic Antique Shop, and Firefly Boutique for women’s clothing.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Since 1998, the collection has grown to over 100,000 letters, which is now housed at Chapman University.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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“Cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cellar. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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