Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
An underground structure used to shelter from storms that have high winds, such as a tornado.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: fraidy hole
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: cyclone cellar, tornado cellar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shelter
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
