basement
/ˈbeɪsmənt/ noun B1- A floor of a building below ground level.
- A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.
- Last place in a sports conference's standings.
Plural basements
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He rushed downstairs and sent somebody—they said the furnace man or somebody in the basement—out to a drug store for some oil and things to bind it up with.
Saunders is in the basement up to four o'clock and would let you in with her key."
He then led the way inside, and went over the whole building from basement to attic.
Elias meticulously cataloged the latest collection of historical artifacts in the quiet, temperature-controlled basement of the Winnipeg Heritage Museum.
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