basement

noun

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.

(sports, informal) Last place in a sports conference's standings.

(geology) A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.

Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade

Roots

baineinbas- · Greek · to step, go, walk

Synonyms for basement

cellarn subbasementn cellaragen atticn storeroomn cupboardn vaultn flooringn warehousen outhousen

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Where does basement come from?

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