Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basementwards

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: base-ment-wards
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Towards a basement; basementward.

Example Sentences

"Another look basementwards, and through heavy plate-glass windows he beholds the He great presses rolling off the editions of the paper."
"[…] confronted with the big hand "Toys in the Basement" and knowing just where to go, and the room being so easy of access, their steps turn almost unconsciously basementwards."
"Since Vicky started dating Lorna it’s rankled that all their procedures remain pointed stubbornly basementwards."

Etymology

From basement + -wards.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: basement

Questions

What does basementwards mean?: Towards a basement; basementward.
Where does basementwards come from?: From basement + -wards.

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