cellar door
Underground room entry
A cellar door is the entrance to a basement or underground storage space, typically a hinged or slanting door at ground level outside a building.
The phrase has been celebrated as an example of beautiful sound in English—admired for its phonetic qualities independent of meaning: Cellar door is supposedly the most beautiful phrase in the language.
Beneath earth's surface
- basementSubterranean building level
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
tunnel · cavern · chamber · depths · undercroft · earthen · damp · stone
Point of beginning
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
- accessRight to enter
latch · hinges · padlock · wooden · creaky · rusted · bulkhead · trapdoor
Grape-growing estate
- cabernetDry red wine variety
- merlotDark-skinned wine grape
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
tannins · aging · bottles · racks · temperature · humidity · collection · vintage
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- articulationClear vocal expression
melodious · lyrical · euphonic · Tolkien · linguistics · beauty · pronunciation · syllables
subterranean
Beneath earth's surface
- basementSubterranean building level
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
bunker · tunnel · cavern · chamber · depths · undercroft · earthen · damp · stone · foundation
threshold
Point of beginning
access · latch · hinges · padlock · wooden · creaky · rusted · bulkhead · trapdoor · steps
vineyard
Grape-growing estate
- cabernetDry red wine variety
- merlotDark-skinned wine grape
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
sommelier · tannins · aging · bottles · racks · temperature · humidity · collection · vintage · decanting
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- intonationPitch variation in speech
articulation · melodious · lyrical · euphonic · Tolkien · linguistics · beauty · pronunciation · syllables · vowels
shelves
Horizontal storage platforms
stockpile · provisions · root vegetables · potting · jars · pickles · curing · aging · cool · dry goods
secrets
Concealed information
cryptic · shadowy · veiled · intrigue · curiosity · concealed · forbidden · locked · forgotten · dusty
- doorstrapdoor, solid core, hollow core, shoji screen, portal
- cellarsstone walls, concrete floor, dirt floor, wooden stairs, wine bottles
- doorwaysthreshold, passage, portal, entryway, gateway
- underground accessmanhole, subway entrance, mine shaft, sewer grate, basement stairs
- Wine Countrywineries, winery, vineyards, grapevines, tasting rooms
- entrancesentrance, entry, gateway, service entrance, hatch
cellar doorattic hatch
Ceiling panel to storage
roof access · skylight · loft ladder · above · surface
cellar doorpicture window
Large undivided window
grand entrance · bay window · storefront · display window · glass facade
cellar doorfront door
Primary household entry point
main entrance · grand entrance · front gate · portico · threshold
door, doorway, cellar, doors, doormat, doorstep, doorbell, doorknob, doorman