cellar
An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelterAn enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
Meaning
5 sensesAn 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.
Keller
подва́лpodvál, по́гребpógreb
льохlʹox, підва́лpidvál, по́грібpóhrib
storage space where wines are stored
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.
ви́нный по́гребvínnyj pógreb
ви́нницяvýnnycja
(slang)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.
(Northeastern, UK, US)A basement.
Most of my tools and hardware are in the garage, but I keep some tools in the cellar, too, mainly for convenience.
Salt cellar
Examples
129 sentencesGo down to the cellar and get some wine.
Злазь у погріб по вино. — oromashka
ruСпустись в погреб за вином. — marafon
Did you look in the cellar?
deHast du im Keller geguckt? — Rantanplan
The cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.
ruПодвал некрасивый, тёмный и вонючий. — odexed
We don't use our coal cellar anymore.
ruМы больше не используем наш погреб для угля. — corvard
Tom's parents locked him in the cellar.
ruРодители Тома закрыли его в погребе. — corvard
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern celliFrom Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.
From 15th century English saler, from French salière, from Latin salarius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”).
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Forms
plural: cellarsSynonyms
3 synonyms- storage space where wines are stored:wine cellar
- the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage:basement
- an excavation where root vegetables are stored:root cellar