cellar.

A room or space below ground, especially one used for storing food, wine, or household supplies.

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Words that belong together

• wine cellar
• coal cellar
• cellar steps

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Apples lay in wooden crates along the cellar wall.

She carried a candle down the cellar steps to check the jars.

The landlord had filled the former coal cellar with broken furniture.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Commonly cooler and less finished than a living basement; the words overlap rather than forming a strict division. Count noun: cellars.