floor vs cellar

cellar vs floor

floor and cellar both are nouns.

floor is a verb but cellar is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
floor	Yes	No	Yes	No
cellar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cellar is a hyponym of floor; that is, cellar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than floor:

floor: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
cellar: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

Other hyponyms of floor include basement, first floor, ground floor, ground level, attic, garret, loft, loft, entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floor.

floor (noun)	cellar (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)	the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale	storage space where wines are stored
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done	an excavation where root vegetables are stored
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
the parliamentary right to address an assembly
a lower limit
the occupants of a floor
the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
the ground on which people and animals move about
the lower inside surface of any hollow structure

floor (verb)	cellar (verb)
knock down with force
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Difference between floor and cellar

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