basement vs floor

floor vs basement

basement and floor both are nouns.

basement is not a verb while floor is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basement	Yes	No	No	No
floor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, floor is a hypernym of basement; that is, floor is a word with a broader meaning than basement:

basement: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
floor: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

Other hypernyms of basement include level, storey, story.

basement (noun)	floor (noun)
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage	the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture	a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
	a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
	the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
	the parliamentary right to address an assembly
	a lower limit
	the occupants of a floor
	the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
	the ground on which people and animals move about
	the lower inside surface of any hollow structure

basement (verb)	floor (verb)
	knock down with force
	surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Difference between basement and floor

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