Associations to the word «Cellar»

Wiktionary

CELLAR, noun. An enclosed underground space, often under a building; used for storage or shelter.
CELLAR, noun. A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
CELLAR, noun. (slang) Last place in a competition.
CELLAR, noun. (historical) A small dish for holding salt.
CELLAR, verb. (transitive) To store in a cellar.
CELLAR, noun. Salt cellar
CELLAR DOOR, noun. A door leading to a cellar.
CELLAR DOOR, noun. Part of a winery from which wine may be sampled or purchased.
CELLAR DOORS, noun. Plural of cellar door
CELLAR DWELLER, noun. (US) (Canada) (Australia) (sports) A team at the bottom of a league, or in a lower league.

Dictionary definition

CELLAR, noun. The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage.
CELLAR, noun. An excavation where root vegetables are stored.
CELLAR, noun. Storage space where wines are stored.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats