basement B1 Topic:House & Home US /ˈbeɪsmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #2787 Meanings 1 noun A room or floor of a building that is below ground level. We keep our old furniture in the basement. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a room or floor of a... cellar Word family Forms basements Derived forms bargain-basementbasement-dwellerbasement-dwellingbasementedbasementfulbasementlessbasementlikebasementwardnonbasementsemi-basementsemibasementsubbasement Etymology From base + -ment. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # basement **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbeɪsmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 2787 ## Meanings 1. A room or floor of a building that is below ground level. ## Examples - We keep our old furniture in the basement. ## Derived Forms - bargain-basement - basement-dweller - basement-dwelling - basemented - basementful - basementless - basementlike - basementward - nonbasement - semi-basement - semibasement - subbasement ## Etymology From base + -ment. ## Topics - House & Home markdown