cellar
Below the house
A cellar is an underground room used for storage, typically beneath a building.
Wine cellars store bottles at cool, stable temperatures.
Root cellars preserve vegetables.
Storm cellars provide shelter from tornadoes.
A cellar differs from a basement mainly in finish—cellars remain utilitarian spaces with dirt or concrete floors, while basements may be living areas.
The house has a wine cellar.
Slightly wet
- mustyStale from dampness
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
moisture · condensation · dank · chill · cool · dark · cobwebs · shadowy
Space for keeping goods
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- stairsSet of steps
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
crawlspace · concrete · furnace · bulkhead · trapdoor · steps · dugout · earthen
Secure storage chamber
- archedCurved overhead
- vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- brickFired clay building unit
earthen · pillars · alcove · niche · medieval · monastery · undercroft · crypt
Concealed information
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
- refugePlace of safety
hideaway · smuggling · contraband · bootleg · speakeasy · escape · fugitive · wartime
damp
Slightly wet
humidity · moisture · condensation · dank · chill · cool · dark · cobwebs · shadowy · earthy
storage
Space for keeping goods
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- stairsSet of steps
subterranean · crawlspace · concrete · furnace · bulkhead · trapdoor · steps · dugout · earthen · unfinished
vault
Secure storage chamber
brick · earthen · pillars · alcove · niche · medieval · monastery · undercroft · crypt · grotto
secret
Concealed information
- hiddenKept out of sight
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
refuge · hideaway · smuggling · contraband · bootleg · speakeasy · escape · fugitive · wartime · shelter
vintage
Quality from past eras
- barrelsCylindrical storage vessels
- corksBark-derived bottle stoppers
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
fermentation · maturation · oak · decanting · bouquet · vineyard · winemaker · sommelier · chateau · cabernet
preserves
Cooked fruit in sugar
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- potatoesEdible underground tubers
- jarsLidded glass containers
bins · crates · shelves · stockpile · larder · apples · onions · pickles · sauerkraut · kimchi
- cellarsstone walls, concrete floor, dirt floor, wooden stairs, wine bottles
- Eerie Placeshaunted house, haunted mansion, haunted castle, ghost town, catacombs
- Gothic horrorghost story, haunted houses, Dracula, vampires, Frankenstein
- log cabinlog cabin, chinking, dovetail joints, corner posts, corner post
- underground spacesbasement, cave, cavern, tunnel, mine
- Victorian mansionparlor, foyer, ballroom, grand staircase, chandelier
cellarattic
Space beneath the roof
garret · loft · penthouse · rooftop · upper floor
cellartop
Uppermost part or surface
first place · pinnacle · summit · lead · number one
cellarsolarium
Glass-walled room for light
sunroom · rooftop deck · observatory · greenhouse · conservatory
- cell phonePortable wireless communicator
- jail cellLocked prisoner compartment
- prison cellLocked room for inmates
- cell blocksPrison housing divisions
- brain cellNeural tissue unit
- cell towerWireless communication transmitter
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