David Fahrenthold

Some courts have said moving an employee to a basement or closet usually amounts to punishment. But others have said this is a decision that should be made case by case. How nice is the basement office? How big is the closet?

American Journalist

Dana Spiotta

My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.

American Author

Dan Hill

Due to my work as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and author, hundreds of people stream in and out of my basement studio to help me with my creative projects.

Canadian Musician

David Kirsch

If motivation is an issue, I would try to get out of your house to work out, not just go into the basement.

American Scientist

Roz Chast

I don't like going into the basement. I'm always afraid that something's going to blow up.

American Cartoonist

Antonin Scalia

A journalistic purpose could be someone with a Xerox machine in a basement.

American Judge

Shinji Kagawa

Sendai is the place that helped me build my basement.

Japanese Athlete

Kim Tae-hyung

We had a very small practice studio in the basement.

South Korean Musician

Adam Rippon

American Athlete

Alice Ripley

American Actor

Basements are typically underground, providing a cool and secluded space in a building.

Below Ground

Basements can be used as additional living space and may be renovated for various purposes.

Living Space

A finished basement can increase a property's value and attractiveness to buyers.

Property Value

The geological basement is the bedrock foundation beneath surface layers, not a part of buildings.

Geological Base

Geological basements are composed of the oldest rocks that underlie the structure of the Earth.

Rock Age

Use 'basement' in a geological sense mainly in scientific or technical discussions.

Technical Term

 I was going door to door in the neighborhood to collect hangers to put in the basement, because I saw her a few weeks before that -- you could get paid, they used to pay two cents per coat hanger. So I was like, well, there's all kinds of hangers, so I'll just go get them. I knew she wouldn't want me to get them, so I just did it anyway.

Cameron Herold: Let's...

 would be like dropping into the world work world hopeful suicide it was going to have a look down there and get a better view of it over yeah you know what as well from this angle I can see a good line where we could come down if you were to actually head around the basement there's a line that looks like

Abseiling Down the...

 and staying in the centers and basements of these buildings also helps provide protection from heat and flying objects. Finding shelter is especially important if the fireball occurs close to the earth, as it will pull thousands of tons of dirt and debris several kilometers into the atmosphere.

Can you survive nuclear...

 there we want you to go into a shelter and stay there now in a shelter in an urban area means you you have to be either in a basement as deep as possible or you have to be on a floor on a high floor if it's a ground burst explosion which it would be higher than the ninth

Surviving a nuclear...

 in support of a particular political faction. Tens of thousands of illegal bars, known as "speakeasies," began serving alcohol. They ranged from dingy basement bars to elaborate dance-halls. People could also make alcohol at home for their own consumption,

Prohibition: Banning...

 and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement. But we need to get going, because time is not on our side.

Bill Gates: The next...

 and it blew them away, because Yokoi knew what his customers cared about wasn't color. It was durability, portability, affordability, battery life, game selection. This is mine that I found in my parents' basement. It's seen better days.

Why specializing early...

 happened I'm talking about the robot girlfriend I'm sorry the dream of one lonely geek in a windowless basement who vowed one day I am going to marry my creation and there actually is a movement underway to stop this from happening

A funny look at the...

 I'm sure she would've said what most of us would've said, which is, "No -- can't you see how busy I am?" Yet when she had to find seven hours because there is water all over her basement, she found seven hours.

How to gain control of...

 basement and my older foster brothers did not want me to play in life foster mother said you got to let him play and that's how I learned how to play the game it was strictly under duress I