stoop

stoop

noun

Definition of STOOP

a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building <the stoop at the front entrance is just big enough to shield a resident from the elements as he fumbles for his keys>

Synonyms gallery [Southern & Midland], lanai, piazza [dialect], stoop, veranda (or verandah)

Related Words galilee, portico; sleeping porch, solarium, sunporch, sunroom (also sun parlor); porte cochere