floor vs basement

basement vs floor

floor and basement both are nouns.

floor is a verb but basement is not a verb.

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

As nouns, basement is a hyponym of floor; that is, basement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than floor:

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

Other hyponyms of floor include cellar, first floor, ground floor, ground level, attic, garret, loft, loft, entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floor.

floor (noun)	basement (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)	the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale	the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
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

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

Difference between floor and basement

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