terrace

Definitions

1. 1verb

   A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.

2. 2verb

   A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.

3. 3verb

   A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.

4. 4verb

   A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.

5. 5verb

   A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.

6. 6transitive verb

   To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building.

7. 7noun

   usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

   Synonyms

   patio
8. 8noun

   a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)

   "Grosvenor Terrace"

9. 9noun

   a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

   Synonyms

   bench
10. 10verb

    make into terraces as for cultivation

    "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"

11. 11verb

    provide (a house) with a terrace

    "We terrassed the country house"

    Synonyms

    terrasse