cellarful
What basements hold
A cellarful is the amount that fills a cellar—typically referring to wine, preserved foods, or stored goods: They discovered a cellarful of vintage bordeaux.
Like other -ful formations, it measures by container capacity rather than exact quantity.
Quality from past eras
- bottlesNarrow-necked liquid containers
- casksStaved wooden containers
- barrelsCylindrical storage vessels
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
vintner · grapes · oak · tannins · bouquet · terroir · chateau · fermentation
Concealed information
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- dustyCoated with fine particles
cobwebbed · undiscovered · tucked away · stashed · cache · trove · unearthed · rediscovered
vintage
Quality from past eras
- bottlesNarrow-necked liquid containers
- casksStaved wooden containers
- barrelsCylindrical storage vessels
vineyard · vintner · grapes · oak · tannins · bouquet · terroir · chateau · fermentation · cork
secret
Concealed information
dusty · cobwebbed · undiscovered · tucked away · stashed · cache · trove · unearthed · rediscovered
shelves
Horizontal storage platforms
preserves · stockpile · provisions · pantry · coolness · dampness · humidity · storeroom · repository · inventory
plentiful
Existing in abundance
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- teemingAbundantly full of
heaps · loads · stacks · hoards · masses · plenty · ample · galore · profusion · accumulation