basement
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basement
- /ˈbeɪsmənt/
Rhymes with -eɪsmənt
noun basements
- A floor of a building below ground level. Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp o
- Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade
- A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
- Last place in a sports conference's standings.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cellar, downstairs, cornerstone, keystone, vault, pedestal, atrium, pillar, bunker, closet, locker, excavation, underground, substratum, subsurface, pad
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noun floor below ground level
| Español | sótano, béisment |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지하실 jihasil |
| 日本語 | 地下室 chikashitsu |
| 中文 | 地下室 dìxiàshì |
| हिन्दी | तलघर talghar |
| Português | porão, subsolo |
| Français | sous-sol, cave |
| Deutsch | Keller, Untergeschoss, Kellergeschoss |
| Italiano | scantinato, seminterrato |
| Ελληνικά | υπόγειο ypógeio |
| Română | pivniță, beci, subsol |
| Русский | подва́л podvál, подва́льный эта́ж podválʹnyj etáž |
| Tiếng Việt | tầng hầm |
| العربية | قَبْوْ qabw, سِرْدَاب sirdāb, بَدْرُوم badrūm, بَدْرُون badrūn |
| עברית | מַרְתֵּף martéf |
noun mass of rock
| Español | zócalo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 基岩 jīyán |
| Português | embasamento |
| Français | socle |
| Deutsch | Grundgebirge |
| Italiano | basamento |
noun last place
| 中文 | 最後名 /最后名 zuì hòu míng |
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Talk about this word "basement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/basement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. basement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/basement "basement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/basement.Cite this
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title = {basement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basement},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
