basement
noun
a story of a building, partly or wholly underground.
basements
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pluralof basement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some Halloween-lovers spend thousands of dollars on props that fill their basements or attics for the rest of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Black artists had only shown in libraries, church basements and other community spaces,” Hanson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Larger homes, attics, basements, garages and spare bedrooms reduce the urgency to make choices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
It ushered in a new kind of fun that was fresher, busier and airier than past listservs and chatrooms, the dank basements of internet interaction.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
One writer who signed his name “A Hint” said the cause of the fever was the stinking barrels of rotting garbage routinely found in backyards and basements.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
