porch

noun

ˈpȯrch How to pronounce porch (audio)
Definition of porchnext
as in piazza
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch

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Recent Examples of porch Prosecutors say the door was damaged by a knife, and Kerry’s DNA was found on a bottle of lighter fluid left on the porch. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Built in 1900 and fully renovated, the 1,750-square-foot house had a long kitchen with an induction stove and black granite counters, a spacious living and dining room, big windows and a cozy front porch. — Gabe Castro-Root, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Wild to me though that something that expensive would just be dropped off with porch pirates out there. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Vilade, a 27-year-old getting extensive big league playing time this year with his sixth major league organization, hit an opposite-field, 340-foot drive into the right-field short porch in the fourth. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for porch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porch
  1. piazza
  2. portico
  3. stoop
  4. veranda
Noun
  • The duplex suite is particularly special, spread across two floors with a separate living area and mezzanine bedroom, plus views over the piazza and the Fountain of the Naiads.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • David mentions Samovar and the legendary Bar San Calisto, where elderly regulars still play cards over cheap beers while students, artists, and musicians fill the piazza outside.
    — Chiara Barzini, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of piazza
Noun
  • Like many of the homes throughout Virginia, Birdwood Mansion was built according to Jeffersonian architectural and design ideals, with symmetrical details like an entrance portico, Doric columns, and impressive brickwork.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But the massive portico did not protect them from the lashing rain.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of portico
Noun
  • Further south, Ellie Hodge stood on her front stoop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday and watched as passing vehicles left wakes.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Is the convenience worth the cost of constant surveillance and suspicion of every person who steps on your stoop (not to mention a subscription to the software that runs the camera)?
    — Longreads, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stoop
Noun
  • Sip your morning coffee in the garden (a Certified Wildlife Habitat) under a veranda and end the day next to the fireplace in the parlor.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The clubhouse would have a bar, restaurant, locker rooms and verandas overlooking the golf course and tennis courts.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of veranda

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