basement
A basement is the lowest floor of a building, usually located partly or completely underground. It is commonly used for storage, laundry, or as an extra living space in a home.
Exemplos
3 de 5We store our old clothes in boxes in the basement.
We keep our old clothes in the room under the house.
The architectural plans include a reinforced concrete basement.
The building designs show a strong floor below the ground.
Let's go to the basement to watch the movie.
Let's go downstairs to the bottom room to watch a film.
Sinônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Remember that the BASEment is at the BASE (the bottom) of the house.
Quiz rápido
The family went down to the _______ when they heard the storm warning.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: b
Exemplos
We store our old clothes in boxes in the basement.
everydayWe keep our old clothes in the room under the house.
The architectural plans include a reinforced concrete basement.
formalThe building designs show a strong floor below the ground.
Let's go to the basement to watch the movie.
informalLet's go downstairs to the bottom room to watch a film.
Modern engineering allows for the construction of deep basements in urban areas.
academicNew building methods help make very deep rooms under city buildings.
The company's archive is located in the basement of the main office.
businessThe business files are kept on the floor below the ground in the office.
Sinônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
bargain basement
a place where things are sold at very low prices
basement-dweller
a person who spends most of their time indoors
in the basement
located on the bottom floor of a house
Frequentemente confundido com
A cellar is usually used only for storage or wine, while a basement is often used as a living area.
The attic is the room at the very top of a house, but the basement is at the bottom.
Notas de uso
The word 'basement' is mostly used for the floor of a house that is underground. In many modern homes, it is a clean, finished room used for games or guests.
Erros comuns
Learners sometimes use 'underground' as a noun (e.g., 'I am in the underground'); instead, you should use 'basement' to describe the room.
Dica de memorização
Remember that the BASEment is at the BASE (the bottom) of the house.
Origem da palavra
From the English word 'base', meaning the bottom part of something, combined with the suffix '-ment'.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
In North America, many suburban houses have large basements that families use as recreation rooms or 'man caves'.
Quiz rápido
The family went down to the _______ when they heard the storm warning.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: b
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