Basement
noun
The bottom floor of a building, usually below ground level.
I have a ping pong table in my basement.
Often appears as...
- finished basement
- unfinished basement
noun
In geology, it's the oldest rock layer forming a country's foundation or base.
The basement rock of the Grand Canyon is schist and granite.
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Technical
noun
The bottom floor of a building, usually below ground level.
I have a ping pong table in my basement.
Often appears as...
- finished basement
- unfinished basement
noun
In geology, it's the oldest rock layer forming a country's foundation or base.
The basement rock of the Grand Canyon is schist and granite.
Usage tips
Technical
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Below Ground
Basements are typically underground, providing a cool and secluded space in a building.
Our basement stays cooler in the summer than the rest of the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Living Space
Basements can be used as additional living space and may be renovated for various purposes.
They turned their basement into a cozy home theater.
Pro Tip 3/3Property Value
A finished basement can increase a property's value and attractiveness to buyers.
The house with a finished basement sold for a higher price.
Pro Tip 1/3Below Ground
Basements are typically underground, providing a cool and secluded space in a building.
Our basement stays cooler in the summer than the rest of the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Living Space
Basements can be used as additional living space and may be renovated for various purposes.
They turned their basement into a cozy home theater.
Pro Tip 3/3Property Value
A finished basement can increase a property's value and attractiveness to buyers.
The house with a finished basement sold for a higher price.
Pro Tip 1/3Below Ground
Basements are typically underground, providing a cool and secluded space in a building.
Our basement stays cooler in the summer than the rest of the house.
Pro Tip 2/3Living Space
Basements can be used as additional living space and may be renovated for various purposes.
They turned their basement into a cozy home theater.
Pro Tip 3/3Property Value
A finished basement can increase a property's value and attractiveness to buyers.
The house with a finished basement sold for a higher price.
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Cameron Herold: Let's...
I was going door to door in the neighborhood to collect hangers to put in the basement, because I saw her a few weeks before that -- you could get paid, they used to pay two cents per coat hanger. So I was like, well, there's all kinds of hangers, so I'll just go get them. I knew she wouldn't want me to get them, so I just did it anyway.
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Abseiling Down the...
would be like dropping into the world work world hopeful suicide it was going to have a look down there and get a better view of it over yeah you know what as well from this angle I can see a good line where we could come down if you were to actually head around the basement there's a line that looks like
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Can you survive nuclear...
and staying in the centers and basements of these buildings also helps provide protection from heat and flying objects. Finding shelter is especially important if the fireball occurs close to the earth, as it will pull thousands of tons of dirt and debris several kilometers into the atmosphere.
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Surviving a nuclear...
there we want you to go into a shelter and stay there now in a shelter in an urban area means you you have to be either in a basement as deep as possible or you have to be on a floor on a high floor if it's a ground burst explosion which it would be higher than the ninth
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Prohibition: Banning...
in support of a particular political faction. Tens of thousands of illegal bars, known as "speakeasies," began serving alcohol. They ranged from dingy basement bars to elaborate dance-halls. People could also make alcohol at home for their own consumption,
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Bill Gates: The next...
and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement. But we need to get going, because time is not on our side.
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Why specializing early...
and it blew them away, because Yokoi knew what his customers cared about wasn't color. It was durability, portability, affordability, battery life, game selection. This is mine that I found in my parents' basement. It's seen better days.
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A funny look at the...
happened I'm talking about the robot girlfriend I'm sorry the dream of one lonely geek in a windowless basement who vowed one day I am going to marry my creation and there actually is a movement underway to stop this from happening
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How to gain control of...
I'm sure she would've said what most of us would've said, which is, "No -- can't you see how busy I am?" Yet when she had to find seven hours because there is water all over her basement, she found seven hours.
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United by Ping Pong,...
basement and my older foster brothers did not want me to play in life foster mother said you got to let him play and that's how I learned how to play the game it was strictly under duress I
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Cameron Herold: Let's...
I was going door to door in the neighborhood to collect hangers to put in the basement, because I saw her a few weeks before that -- you could get paid, they used to pay two cents per coat hanger. So I was like, well, there's all kinds of hangers, so I'll just go get them. I knew she wouldn't want me to get them, so I just did it anyway.
Video examples
Abseiling Down the...
would be like dropping into the world work world hopeful suicide it was going to have a look down there and get a better view of it over yeah you know what as well from this angle I can see a good line where we could come down if you were to actually head around the basement there's a line that looks like
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Can you survive nuclear...
and staying in the centers and basements of these buildings also helps provide protection from heat and flying objects. Finding shelter is especially important if the fireball occurs close to the earth, as it will pull thousands of tons of dirt and debris several kilometers into the atmosphere.
Video examples
Surviving a nuclear...
there we want you to go into a shelter and stay there now in a shelter in an urban area means you you have to be either in a basement as deep as possible or you have to be on a floor on a high floor if it's a ground burst explosion which it would be higher than the ninth
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Prohibition: Banning...
in support of a particular political faction. Tens of thousands of illegal bars, known as "speakeasies," began serving alcohol. They ranged from dingy basement bars to elaborate dance-halls. People could also make alcohol at home for their own consumption,
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement. But we need to get going, because time is not on our side.
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Why specializing early...
and it blew them away, because Yokoi knew what his customers cared about wasn't color. It was durability, portability, affordability, battery life, game selection. This is mine that I found in my parents' basement. It's seen better days.
Video examples
A funny look at the...
happened I'm talking about the robot girlfriend I'm sorry the dream of one lonely geek in a windowless basement who vowed one day I am going to marry my creation and there actually is a movement underway to stop this from happening
Video examples
How to gain control of...
I'm sure she would've said what most of us would've said, which is, "No -- can't you see how busy I am?" Yet when she had to find seven hours because there is water all over her basement, she found seven hours.
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United by Ping Pong,...
basement and my older foster brothers did not want me to play in life foster mother said you got to let him play and that's how I learned how to play the game it was strictly under duress I
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David Fahrenthold
American Journalist
Some courts have said moving an employee to a basement or closet usually amounts to punishment. But others have said this is a decision that should be made case by case. How nice is the basement office? How big is the closet?
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Dana Spiotta
American Author
My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.
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Dan Hill
Canadian Musician
Due to my work as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and author, hundreds of people stream in and out of my basement studio to help me with my creative projects.
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David Kirsch
American Scientist
If motivation is an issue, I would try to get out of your house to work out, not just go into the basement.
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Roz Chast
American Cartoonist
I don't like going into the basement. I'm always afraid that something's going to blow up.
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Antonin Scalia
American Judge
A journalistic purpose could be someone with a Xerox machine in a basement.
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Shinji Kagawa
Japanese Athlete
Sendai is the place that helped me build my basement.
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Kim Tae-hyung
South Korean Musician
We had a very small practice studio in the basement.
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Adam Rippon
American Athlete
I was living in my coach's basement.
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Alice Ripley
American Actor
I love having a basement.
Quote examples
David Fahrenthold
American Journalist
Some courts have said moving an employee to a basement or closet usually amounts to punishment. But others have said this is a decision that should be made case by case. How nice is the basement office? How big is the closet?
Quote examples
Dana Spiotta
American Author
My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.
Quote examples
Dan Hill
Canadian Musician
Due to my work as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and author, hundreds of people stream in and out of my basement studio to help me with my creative projects.
Quote examples
David Kirsch
American Scientist
If motivation is an issue, I would try to get out of your house to work out, not just go into the basement.
Quote examples
Roz Chast
American Cartoonist
I don't like going into the basement. I'm always afraid that something's going to blow up.
Quote examples
Antonin Scalia
American Judge
A journalistic purpose could be someone with a Xerox machine in a basement.
Quote examples
Shinji Kagawa
Japanese Athlete
Sendai is the place that helped me build my basement.
Quote examples
Kim Tae-hyung
South Korean Musician
We had a very small practice studio in the basement.
Quote examples
Adam Rippon
American Athlete
I was living in my coach's basement.
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Alice Ripley
American Actor
I love having a basement.
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