basement
//ˈbeɪsmənt//
Forms
- Plural
- basements
Definitions
1.A floor of a building below ground level.
- It was in the basement.
2.A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
- It was in the basement.
3.Last place in a sports conference's standings.(informal)
- It was in the basement.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3808
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Etymology tree
English base
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English basement
From base + -ment.