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
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Here, food and drink are inseparable from identity - distillers age their spirits in ancient cellars, while family-run inns serve rustic dishes that have remained unchanged for generations.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 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
Customers must maneuver their way through a room stocked with the usual assortment of liquor and a maze of cases, most filled with wine bottles, to reach the cellar.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Here, food and drink are inseparable from identity - distillers age their spirits in ancient cellars, while family-run inns serve rustic dishes that have remained unchanged for generations.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 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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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 29 Mar. 2025.
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