Thesaurus: porch

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1. n. A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. See also Carriage porch, under Carriage, and Loggia.
2. n. A portico; a covered walk.
3. n. a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
4. A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether takenfrom the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the mainwall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. Sometimes theporch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. See also Carriageporch, under Carriage, and Loggia.The graceless Helen in the porch I spied Of Vesta's temple. Dryden.
5. n:100 n. a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance