B2nounhome
US/ˈsel.ər/
UK/ˈsel.ə/
an underground room under a house, used for storing things such as wine or food
In context
He keeps his best bottles of wine in the cellar.
We went down to the cellar to find some old tools.
The cellar flooded after three days of heavy rain.
Words that go with cellar
noun + noun
- wine cellarThe restaurant has a famous wine cellar.
- cellar doorSomeone had left the cellar door open.
adjective + noun
- damp cellarA damp cellar can ruin stored books.
- dark cellarChildren were afraid of the dark cellar.
verb + preposition
- go down to the cellarPlease go down to the cellar and fetch the potatoes.
- store in the cellarApples keep well when stored in the cellar through winter.