Cellar vs. Attic

Cellarnoun

An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.

Cellarnoun

A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.

Cellarnoun

(slang) Last place in a league or competition.

Cellarnoun

salt cellar

Cellarnoun

(historical) A small dish for holding salt.

Cellarverb

(transitive) To store in a cellar.

Cellarnoun

A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are kept.

Cellarnoun

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

Cellarnoun

an excavation where root vegetables are stored

Cellarnoun

storage space where wines are stored

Cellarnoun

a room below ground level in a house, often used for storing wine or coal

Cellarnoun

a stock of wine

Cellarverb

store (wine) in a cellar

Atticnoun

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

Atticadjective

Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.

Atticnoun

A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; - a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:

Atticnoun

An Athenian; an Athenian author.

Atticnoun

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

Atticnoun

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens

Atticnoun

informal terms for a human head

Atticnoun

(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

Atticadjective

of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times;

Attic

An attic (sometimes referred to as a loft) is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building; an attic may also be called a sky parlor or a garret. Because attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and the slanted roof, they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafters and difficult-to-reach corners.