porch | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. porch | a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance. |
| ~ back porch | a porch for the back door. |
| ~ deck | a porch that resembles the deck on a ship. |
| ~ front porch | a porch for the front door. |
| ~ house | a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families.; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" |
| ~ portico | a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area. |
| ~ stoep, stoop | small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ veranda, verandah, gallery | a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed). |
terrace | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. patio, terrace | usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence. |
| ~ area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| ~ garden | a yard or lawn adjoining a house. |
| ~ solar trap, suntrap | a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds. |
n. (object) | 2. bench, terrace | a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below). |
| ~ plateau, tableland | a relatively flat highland. |
n. (group) | 3. terrace | a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face).; "Grosvenor Terrace" |
| ~ terraced house | a house that is part of a terrace. |
| ~ row | an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.; "a row of chairs" |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
v. (possession) | 4. terrace, terrasse | provide (a house) with a terrace.; "We terrassed the country house" |
| ~ architecture | the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect. |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
v. (change) | 5. terrace | make into terraces as for cultivation.; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
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