terrace
/ˈtɛɹəs/noun, verb2 syllables
Terrace means: usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence.
Synonyms for terrace3
noun, as in usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
noun, as in a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
verb, as in provide (a house) with a terrace
What does terrace mean?5
noun
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)“Grosvenor Terrace”
verb
provide (a house) with a terrace“We terrassed the country house”
make into terraces as for cultivation“The Incas terraced their mountainous land”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with terrace?2
two syllables
three syllables
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Terrace in a sentence
- On the second floor are two bedrooms, a bathroom and a large terrace.sundown
- Hey, you wanna go check out the terraced rice paddies?DJ_Saidez
- Hey, do you want to go see the terraced rice paddies?DJ_Saidez
- Could we have a table on the terrace?Dejo
- He was alone on the bar terrace last night.tieguy
- A pair of sparrows is building a nest on the terrace at my house.halfb1t
- The pool is on the same level as the terrace.adiante19
- The festoon lights were draped over the terrace space.LK
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Forms of terrace
as a noun
- plural
- terraces
as a verb
- past tense
- terraced
- present participle
- terracing
- third-person singular
- terraces
- past participle
- terraced