veranda
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2.7
- noun
- /vəˈrændə/
:
porche
- She enjoyed her morning coffee on the veranda, listening to the birds sing.
- veranda posts
- men on the veranda
Examples
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Off to Michael's right, an Indian couple sat on the veranda in front of their room.
Fiction book (1993) -
The place where the three were was the veranda facing the yard.
Academic text (2000) -
Lunch on the veranda today.
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Across the veranda and down the walk.
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Once, they even found her sitting on the veranda with a hat on.
Fiction book (1993) -
We could take a walk, and you could kiss me on the veranda.
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I'll wait for you on the veranda.
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After that, he went into a small room opening onto the veranda and sat at his piano.
Academic text (1990) -
When it was very hot l'd sneak out onto the veranda and fall asleep in the hammock.
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A house with arched windows and a big veranda overlooking the Yarkon River.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
426
1.0
A covered area by the front door where people can sit or leave things
106
1.8
A paved outdoor area next to a house for eating or relaxing
56
2.0
A covered area at the front of a house where people can sit
42
3.4
A flat paved outdoor area next to a building for sitting
23
2.3
A covered area outside at the back door of a house
6
9.3
A covered area next to a house with open sides for sitting outside
Antonyms
How Enclosed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Veranda probably came from Portuguese varanda, which comes from vara meaning 'stick' or 'rail'. A veranda was originally a 'place with rails', so today a veranda is a roofed porch along the outside of a house.