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Basement

The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.

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Cellarage 76% connected

The space or storerooms of a cellar; a cellar.

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Floor 76% connected

The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

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Level 76% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Storey 76% connected

See Story.

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Story 76% connected

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered…

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Cellar 92% connected

A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are kept.

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Arena noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Attic noun · 86% connection

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Cockloft noun · 86% connection

a small loft or garret

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Construction noun · 86% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

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Defence noun · 86% connection

a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

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Entresol noun · 86% connection

intermediate floor just above the ground floor

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Garret noun · 86% connection

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

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Guide noun · 86% connection

a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

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Hayloft noun · 86% connection

a loft in a barn where hay is stored

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Haymow noun · 86% connection

a loft in a barn where hay is stored

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Aisle noun · 78% connection

A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: outer, wall, ground, story, building.
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Anta noun · 78% connection

A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.

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Bail noun · 78% connection

The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court.

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Base noun · 78% connection

The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.

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Basi- unknown · 78% connection

A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: outer, wall, ground, story, building.
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Basilica noun · 78% connection

A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.

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Ben adverb · 78% connection

The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment.

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Bond noun · 78% connection

The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways…

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Chamber noun · 78% connection

A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out o…

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Dado noun · 78% connection

In any wall, that part of the basement included between the base and the base course. See Base course, under Base.

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Dormitory noun · 78% connection

A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one…

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Fiction noun · 78% connection

That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: outer, wall, ground, story, building.
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Flat superl. · 78% connection

Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence,…

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