Definition of basement

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Basement (a.) 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..

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Area :: Area (n.) The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building..
Dado :: Dado (n.) In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base..
Himself :: Himself (pron.) One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come to himself..
Self-abasement :: Self-abasement (n.) Degradation of one's self by one's own act.
Abjectness :: Abjectness (n.) The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility.
Depression :: Depression (n.) Humiliation; abasement, as of pride..
Basement :: Basement (a.) 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..
Stereo-chemic :: Stereobate (n.) The lower part or basement of a building or pedestal; -- used loosely for several different forms of basement.
Embasement :: Embasement (v. t.) Act of bringing down; depravation; deterioration.
Substructure :: Substruction (n.) Underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary structure intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building above the natural level of the ground..
Degeneration :: Degeneration (n.) The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration..
Adulteration :: Adulteration (n.) The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture..
Humiliation :: Humiliation (n.) The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.
Self-abasement :: Self-abasement (n.) Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame..
Down :: Down (prep.) A state of depression; low state; abasement.
Understairs :: Understairs (n.) The basement or cellar.
Abasement :: Abasement (n.) The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation..
Abjection :: Abjection (n.) A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
Diminution :: Diminution (n.) The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement..
Superstructure :: Superstructure (n.) all that part of a building above the basement. Also used figuratively.
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