cellars

Noun (1)

cellar (plural cellars)

1. An 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.
2. 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.
3. (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.
4. (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.

Noun (2)

cellar (plural cellars)

1. salt cellar

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