porch
noun
ˈpȯrch 
1
: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof
2
obsolete : portico
Synonyms
- gallery [Southern & Midland]
- lanai
- piazza [dialect]
- stoop
- veranda
- verandah
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The house has a large front porch. vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
Recent Examples on the Web In the series, he is shown speaking on a back porch, at a freedom rally and marching by Chicago’s Soldier Field — all significant moments in the fight for American civil rights. 
Adrienne Gibbs, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The track's inspiration came in part from a sign hanging on the back porch of Carpenter's mom's home. Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2022 There were roughly 20-30 packages stacked on the front porch of the home and no one answered the door when neighbors knocked, according to police. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Kestner was found with a gunshot wound on the front porch of a home by responding officers about 7 a.m. in the 500 block of South Emerson Avenue, near the intersection of English Avenue. Staff Report, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022 Just days ago four teenagers were shot while standing on the front porch of a house in Chicago. Pilar Arias | Fox News, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2022 Once at that location, police found an adult dead on the porch of an apartment unit. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 On Tuesday, the Daily Mail published a photo of Miller, 29, who, according to the outlet, was seen on the porch of their mother's home in Vermont. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022 Three days after Nykayla, 15, was shot to death on the front porch of her family home Saturday evening, more than 100 people gathered Tuesday night to honor a loving daughter, sister and friend taken too soon. Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Adrienne Gibbs, Forbes, 1 July 2022 The track's inspiration came in part from a sign hanging on the back porch of Carpenter's mom's home. Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2022 There were roughly 20-30 packages stacked on the front porch of the home and no one answered the door when neighbors knocked, according to police. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Kestner was found with a gunshot wound on the front porch of a home by responding officers about 7 a.m. in the 500 block of South Emerson Avenue, near the intersection of English Avenue. Staff Report, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022 Just days ago four teenagers were shot while standing on the front porch of a house in Chicago. Pilar Arias | Fox News, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2022 Once at that location, police found an adult dead on the porch of an apartment unit. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 On Tuesday, the Daily Mail published a photo of Miller, 29, who, according to the outlet, was seen on the porch of their mother's home in Vermont. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022 Three days after Nykayla, 15, was shot to death on the front porch of her family home Saturday evening, more than 100 people gathered Tuesday night to honor a loving daughter, sister and friend taken too soon. Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English porche, from Anglo-French, from Latin porticus portico, from porta gate; akin to Latin portus port — more at ford
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing porch
Kids Definition
porch
noun
ˈpȯrch
: a covered entrance to a building usually with a separate roof
porches
noun
as in verandahs
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch Synonyms & Similar Words
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- verandahs
- verandas
- porticoes
- stoops
- porticos
- lanais
- piazzas
- piazze
- sunrooms
- galleries
- sunporches
- galilees
- solariums
- solaria
- sleeping porches
- sun parlors
- porte cocheres
