BASEMENT Definition & Meaning

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basement

[ beys-muhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a story of a building, partly or wholly underground.
(in classical and Renaissance architecture) the portion of a building beneath the principal story, treated as a single compositional unit.
the lowermost portion of a structure.
the substructure of a columnar or arched construction.

basement

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1. a partly or wholly underground storey of a building, esp the one immediately below the main floor Compare cellar
2. ( as modifier )
  a basement flat
the foundation or substructure of a wall or building
geology a part of the earth's crust formed of hard igneous or metamorphic rock that lies beneath the cover of soft sedimentary rock, sediment, and soil

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First recorded in 1720–30; base ¹ + -ment

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These are the thoughts running through my mind at 3:30 a.m. in a dank basement on a dance floor my friends and I love to live on.

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Corralling the former is as easy as ignoring the scraping sounds echoing from the basement and bolting the door shut.

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Built in 1915, it’s an architectural gem with stained-glass windows, original wood floors and a basement wine cellar.

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The basement is cold, with cardboard walls and a sharp chill in the air.

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Driscoll has offered to find him another barrel so he can start fresh in the basement at his new rental in San Marino.

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