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." 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."