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SYNONYM(S): cellar.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
base·ment — /ˈbeısmənt/ noun, pl ments [count] : the part of a building that is entirely or partly below the ground see also ↑bargain basement … Useful english dictionary
a|base´ment — a|base «uh BAYS», transitive verb, a|based, a|bas|ing. 1. to bring down; make lower in rank, condition, or character: a) to degrade: »A man who betrays his country abases himself. SYNONYM(S): debase, demean, dishonor. b) … Useful english dictionary
bar|gain-base|ment — bargain basement, a section of a department store, especially a floor below the street level, where relatively inexpensive goods are sold. bar|gain base|ment «BAHR guhn BAYS muhnt», adjective. Especially U.S. greatly reduced in price; cheap:… … Useful english dictionary
de|base|ment — «dih BAYS muhnt», noun. 1. a debasing or a being debased: »the debasement of silver money by increasing the amount of alloy in it. 2. anything that debases or is debased. 3. Obsolete. abasement … Useful english dictionary
self-a|base|ment — «SEHLF uh BAYS muhnt», noun. abasement of self; humiliation of oneself … Useful english dictionary
sub|base|ment — «SUHB BAYS muhnt», noun. any basement below the first or main basement of a building: »Figurative. Beneath the level of obvious fraud…was a subbasement of chicanery where we were all fooling one another (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
sur|base|ment — «sur BAYS muhnt», noun. Architecture. the condition of being surbased … Useful english dictionary
base — base·ball; base; base·less; base·lin·er; base·ly; base·man; base·ment; base·ness; de·base; de·base·ment; di·a·base; em·base; gnatho·base; gyno·base; im·base; iso·base; phal·lo·base; rheo·base; rim·base; scle·ro·base; sub·base; sur·base;… … English syllables
-ment — élément, du lat. mente, dans (tel) esprit, de (telle) manière , qui permet de former la plupart des adverbes de manière à partir du fém. des adjectifs (ex. gaie, gaiement; grande, grandement, etc.). I. ⇒ MENT1, suff. Suff. formateur de subst.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
bar·gain-base·ment — /ˈbɑɚgənˈbeısmənt/ adj, always used before a noun 1 of a price : very low I paid a bargain basement price. 2 : having a low price or cost and often having poor quality worthless bargain basement products … Useful english dictionary
