basement

CEFRA2

/ˈbeɪsmənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A room or floor below ground level in a building.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Kitchen goods are sold in the basement.

  • The burglar locked the couple in the basement.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A floor of a building below ground level.

  2. Last place in a sports conference's standings.

  3. Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade

More examples

In context

  • The laundry room is in the basement.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

During the tornado, the family hid in the blank beneath the house.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From base + -ment.