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root cellar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
root -cel-lar
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure built underground or partially underground and used to store vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other foods; it may be under a house or near one.

verb

To cellar (food) in a root cellar.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

root cellars (plural) root cellars (present, singular) root cellaring (participle, present) root cellared (participle, past) root cellared (past)

Frequently Paired Words

larder pantry fruitery

Synonyms

cellar

Questions

What does root cellar mean?
A structure built underground or partially underground and used to store vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other foods; it may be under a house or near one.

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