basement — a room or set of rooms below the level of the ground floor
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a room or set of rooms below the level of the ground floor
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbeɪsmənt/
Example Sentences
- My mom always threatens to turn my messy room into basement storage.
- The basement flooded, so now our old photo albums are having a pool party.
- He lives in a basement apartment near the university.
basement
NOUN[/ˈbeɪsmənt/]
a room or set of rooms below the level of the ground floor
Moving boxes to underground room
Planning basement placement, making every replacement!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word basement derives from the French base, meaning foundation or bottom, which itself comes from Latin basis. The suffix -ment was added to create a noun denoting the lowest story of a building, literally the space that forms the structural base.
Breakdown
base (foundation, bottom) + -ment (noun suffix forming abstract nouns or concrete results of actions).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom always threatens to turn my messy room into basement storage.”
“The basement flooded, so now our old photo albums are having a pool party.”
“He lives in a basement apartment near the university.”
“The basement is the perfect place to hide from family gatherings.”
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