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basement
[ beys-muhnt ]
noun
- 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
/ ˈɪəԳ /
noun
- a partly or wholly underground storey of a building, esp the one immediately below the main floor Compare cellar
- ( 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
Example Sentences
In the auditorium in the Fertitta Hall basement, the biggest star of all is the eternally youthful, irrepressibly enthusiastic Carroll, 73, hired in January as new coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
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.
Corralling the former is as easy as ignoring the scraping sounds echoing from the basement and bolting the door shut.
Built in 1915, it’s an architectural gem with stained-glass windows, original wood floors and a basement wine cellar.
The basement is cold, with cardboard walls and a sharp chill in the air.
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