American Sign Language: "basement" The sign for "basement" circles the dominant hand in an "A" hand shape underneath the non-dominant "flat" palm. Sample sentence: "Do you live in a basement apartment?" BASEMENT: (animated .gif file) Notes: The sign basement can be used as an idiom to mean, "I didn't go out or do anything interesting. I just stayed home." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE! NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT NOW Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy! You can learn sign language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

American Sign Language: "basement"

The sign for "basement" circles the dominant hand in an "A" hand shape underneath the non-dominant "flat" palm.

Sample sentence: "Do you live in a basement apartment?"

BASEMENT: (animated .gif file)

Notes:
The sign basement can be used as an idiom to mean, "I didn't go out or do anything interesting. I just stayed home."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is available now for just 99 cents! GET IT HERE!

NEW! Online "ASL Training Center!" (Premium Subscription Version of ASLU) ** CHECK IT OUT **

Also available: "ASLUniversity.com" (a mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) ** VISIT NOW **

Want to help support Lifeprint / ASLU? It's easy!