basement
noun/ˈbeɪsmənt/
Frequency rank: #3,289 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A room or rooms below the ground floor of a building.
Example sentence
The old boxes are stored in the basement under the house.
Synonyms & related words
- cellar
- underground
- vault
- undercroft
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