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Word entry · 6 letters

cellar

Best crossword clue

"Room below ground"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɛlə/Part of speech nounSorted acellrStarts with CEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2E3L4L5A6R

Definitions

  1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

Word origin

From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.

Used in a sentence

  • The farmhouse has several additions, added over many decades; it has three cellars, and one of them is older than the other two.
  • The insurance company valued his cellar at $27,000, largely on the strength of his bottles of 1972 Château Hypothetica.
  • The Tigers have been in the cellar all year long, and I'm tired of it.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Room below ground6 letters
02Basement storage room6 letters

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