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porch
[pawrch, pohrch]
noun
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
a veranda.
the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium and his followers met.
Obsolete.a portico.
porch
/ ɔːʃ /
noun
a low structure projecting from the doorway of a house and forming a covered entrance
an exterior roofed gallery, often partly enclosed; veranda
Other Word Forms
- porchless adjective
- porchlike adjective
- underporch noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of porch1
Word History and Origins
Origin of porch1
Example Sentences
On his porch stand a boy and a girl he at first mistakes for strangers.
Across the street, walking to their apartments, Marta Becerra, 50, and Margarita Mota, 60, said people from the parking structure had wandered into their apartment complex, stealing bicycles and other items from people’s porches.
A San Mateo man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly opened fire at an SUV carrying three high school boys who had poured oil over his porch and egged his home, authorities said.
In the fierce midday heat we found most people snoozing in hammocks, or playing music on their porches.
Recently, I was sitting with my grandfather on his porch in Texas.
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