|  basement 
  
 
 1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level;
 often used for storage (Freq. 18)
 • Syn:
 cellar
 • Hypernyms:
 floor, level, storey, story
 • Hyponyms:
 cellarage
 2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
 • Hypernyms:
 support
 
 
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