basement synonyms

basement

n.

  1. A story wholly or partly below ground

    cellar, excavation, storage room, root cellar, wine cellar, furnace room, vault, subterranean apartment, crypt, bunker, subbasement, subcellar, cyclone cellar, storm cellar, cellarage.

  2. Foundation

    wall, footing, heavy construction; see foundation 2.

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