basement

noun

ˈbās-mənt How to pronounce basement (audio)
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as in cellar
a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter

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as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work

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Recent Examples of basement Her basement was her first work station. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025 The Weather Service advises people to go to their basement or an interior room of their home if tornado warnings are issued. — Amy Graff, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Matt finally dons the Daredevil suit to go after serial killer Muse while Fisk descends into his own basement with axe-to-face hostage Adam (Lou Taylor Pucci). — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025 Other amenities include a gym and a custom wine cellar in the basement, as well as a backyard that offers private parking. — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for basement
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  1. cellar
  2. bottom
  3. foot
  4. base
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  • John and Phyllis Sower hunkered down about a half-block from the river in their Frankfort home, which had about 4 feet of water in the cellar.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The submerged cellars also create temporary artificial reefs that attract marine life.
    — Coke Bartrina, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of cellar
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  • To view recorded video, tap the Playback button at the bottom of the screen.
    — PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Titanic remained undiscovered at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean until an expedition led by Jean-Louis Michel and Robert Ballard reached the wreck on September 1, 1985.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of bottom
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  • Lucas Erceg hit in foot by line drive Kansas City Royals reliever Lucas Erceg exited Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers after being hit on the foot by a line drive.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
  • April 19: McVeigh parks the truck outside the federal building and flees on foot to his getaway car.
    — Todd Pendleton, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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  • Lefkowitz’s base case implies the broad index will end the year marginally in the red, as his current target of 5,800 suggests the benchmark will slide 1.4% in 2025.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Analysts say that Walmart can use its enormous scale and wide supplier base to keep prices down for customers, even as tariffs raise its costs.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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