CELLAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does cellar mean?
• CELLAR (noun)
The noun CELLAR has 3 senses:
1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
2. an excavation where root vegetables are stored
3. storage space where wines are stored
Familiarity information: CELLAR used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CELLAR (noun)
Meaning:
The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
basement; cellar
Hypernyms ("cellar" is a kind of...):
floor; level; storey; story (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cellar"):
cellarage (a storage area in a cellar)
Meaning:
An excavation where root vegetables are stored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
root cellar; cellar
Hypernyms ("cellar" is a kind of...):
excavation (a hole in the ground made by excavating)
storage space (the area in any structure that provides space for storage)
Meaning:
Storage space where wines are stored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
wine cellar; cellar
Hypernyms ("cellar" is a kind of...):
storage space (the area in any structure that provides space for storage)
