cellar

  • 121root cellar — root′ cel lar n. a cellar, often underground and usu. covered with dirt, where root crops and other vegetables are stored • Etymology: 1815–25 …

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  • 122wine cellar — wine′ cel lar n. 1) vin a cellar for the storage of wine 2) vin the wine stored there • Etymology: 1325–75 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 123coal cellar — /ˈkoʊl sɛlə/ (say kohl seluh) noun a shed or cellar for storing coal …

  • 124storm cellar — /ˈstɔm sɛlə/ (say stawm seluh) noun US a cellar or underground chamber for refuge during violent storms …

  • 125wine cellar — /ˈwaɪn sɛlə/ (say wuyn seluh) noun 1. a cellar for the storage of wine. 2. the wine stored there; a store or stock of wines …

  • 126root cellar — n. an underground storage room for vegetables, esp. root crops …

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  • 127root cellar — noun an excavation where root vegetables are stored (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cellar • Hypernyms: ↑excavation, ↑storage space * * * noun, pl ⋯ lars [count] chiefly US : a room or large hole in the ground where vegetables (such as potatoes and carrots)… …

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  • 128wine cellar — noun storage space where wines are stored • Syn: ↑cellar • Hypernyms: ↑storage space …

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