basement in English: A room or rooms in a building that are below the level of the street. (noun)

Translation

A room or rooms in a building that are below the level of the street.

Word origin

From base, the lowest part, plus the ending -ment; the basement is the base level of a building.

Gender

Pluralbasements

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A basement is the room under a house.

cafe .

In a big building, the basement is the floor below the ground floor.

lights , .

Basements have few or no windows, so they are often dark.

house

A building where people live, usually a home for one family.

room

A part of a building with its own walls, floor, and door.

floor

The flat part of a room that you walk on and stand on.

under

In or to a lower place than something, or covered by it.

build

To make something by putting parts together, like a house or a wall.

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