BASEMENT

basement, cellar

(noun) the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

basement

(noun) the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

basement (plural basements)

A floor of a building below ground level.

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

(sports, informal) Last place in a sports conference standings.

Anagrams

• beastmen, beatsmen

Source: Wiktionary

Base"ment, n. Etym: [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. Base, a., Bastion.] (Arch.)

Definition: The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively. Basement membrane (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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