porch

Definition of porch in English English dictionary: A covered and enclosed 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; A portico; a covered walk; See also Carriage porch, under Carriage, and Loggia; {n} an entrance with a roof, a portico; A wood or concrete platform with a roof covering found at the entrance; Sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk; 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; A flat exterior extension of a home and, unlike a deck porches are covered by a roof; Exterior space attached to a house, but with a separate roof; a covered entrance to a building; A porch is a sheltered area at the entrance to a building. It has a roof and sometimes has walls; An open or enclosed gallery or room on the outside of a building; a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance; A porch is a raised platform built along the outside wall of a house and often covered with a roof. Roofed structure, usually open at front and sides, projecting from the face of a building and used to protect an entrance. If colonnaded, it may be called a portico. A veranda is typically a long porch surrounded by a railing, often extending along more than one side of a building. Simple porches were exceedingly common in the domestic architecture of Britain and the U.S. from the late 18th century. In Gothic cathedrals the porch was often a small gabled structure projecting from the northern or southern walls of the nave. See also loggia, narthex; A small covered verandah outside an entrance door - in the Bungalow this became a large, deep external "room" often used for sleeping; {i} balcony, veranda; patio, portico; a covered entrance to a doorway; in some great churches these became large and elaborate structures; The structure can be a simple covered entrance to a home or a fully enclosed room on the outside of a residence; The roofed entrance to a house
porch monkey: A lazy black person
e are concerned that outright harassment such as being called nigger, jungle bunny, porch monkey, boy, son, etc., is occurring entirely too much..
porch monkeys: plural form of porch monkey
porch monkey: A really lame/annoying person who is slightly out of step with the rest of the world
If your idea of a good party is sitting around with 3D glasses and staring at last year's SI swimsuit magazine while sipping an import, you are a major porch monkey.
porch swing: A type of SWING shaped like a BENCH (=long wooden seat for several people) that hangs from the ceiling of a porch
porch climber: {i} punch drink made with vodka mixed with beer and lemonade
back porch: a porch for the back door
front porch: a porch for the front door
front-porch campaigning: a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel; "William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign
porches: plural of porch
sleeping porch: A well-ventilated, usually screened porch or gallery used as an occasional sleeping quarters
sun porch: a room with large windows and often a glass roof, designed to let in lots of light British Equivalent: sun lounge
sun porch: tanning porch, balcony that receives a lot of sunlight