What does semibasement mean?
Semibasement means A basement which is only partially below ground level..
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A basement which is only partially below ground level..
In what has become the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's highest-grossing film, a struggling family of four, the Kims, who live in a semi-basement apartment in a forgotten warren of Seoul, ingratiate themselves through lies, document forgeries, and beguiling charm into service roles at the pristine home of the rich Park family.
Many property owners converted their basements into secondary suites in cities like Vancouver, where semibasements are typical. These owners ingeniously created thousands of new housing units by adding extra living space, converting underused spaces, and creatively carving out space.
Use semibasement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Semibasement means A basement which is only partially below ground level..
Common synonyms include half basement, halfbasement, half-basement, partial basement.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In what has become the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's highest-grossing film, a struggling family of four, the Kims, who live in a semi-basement apartment in a forgotten warren of Seoul, ingratiate themselves through lies, document forgeries, and beguiling charm into service roles at the pristine home of the rich Park family.
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