basement
/ˈbeɪsmənt/noun
A floor of a building below ground level.
Example sentence
- “She escaped the basement.”
Related words
atticThe space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.staircaseA flight of stairs; a stairway.balconyAn accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.neighborUS standard spelling of neighbour.fenceA thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.mortgageA legal agreement in which a borrower pledges real property as collateral for a loan used to purchase or refinance that property.