basement room

Below-grade living space

A basement room is a room located in the basement of a building—the floor that sits partially or fully below ground level.

The term typically describes living or working spaces in basements, often with implications of being windowless, dimly lit, or modest: She rented a cheap basement room near campus.

Basement rooms may serve as bedrooms, offices, storage, or recreational spaces.

Related

damp · musty · concrete · storage · laundry · furnace · water heater · windowless · low ceiling · dark · stairs · foundation · crawlspace · boiler · cold · subterranean · crypt · vault

Categories
Opposites
vertical position in building

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Space beneath the roof

attic room · garret · loft · penthouse · tower room

light and atmosphere

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Glazed residential living space

solarium · conservatory · greenhouse · garden room · sun parlor

Family

basement, room, base, basements, rooms, roomed, rooming, roommate, roommates

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G