basement
Meaning
- A floor of a building below ground level.
- A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
- (informal) Last place in a sports conference's standings.
Synonyms
foundation wall
foundation support
basement apartment
lower floor
underground place
underground chamber
underground room
basement rock
basal complex
fundamental complex
basement complex
root complex
base frame
foundation pier
seating shoe
bellow stairs
common bed
earth pit
Frequency
Hyphenated as
base‧ment
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbeɪsmənt/
Etymology
From base + -ment.
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