terrace

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Synonyms: terrane, tarrace, terrance, terrae

Antonyms: terrane, tarrace, terrance, terrae

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
2. A [[platform]] that extends outwards from a [[building]].
3. {{lb|en|agriculture}} A [[raised]], [[flat]]-[[topped]] [[bank]] of [[earth]] with [[sloping]] [[side]]s, especially one of a [[series]] for [[farming]] or [[leisure]]; a similar [[natural]] area of [[ground]], often next to a [[river]].
4. {{lb|en|geology}} A [[step]]-[[like]] [[landform]]; (sometimes) remnants of [[floodplain]]s.
5. A [[row]] of [[residential]] [[house]]s with no [[gap]]s between them; a group of [[row house]]s.
6. A [[street]] with such a group of houses in it.
7. {{lb|en|UK|informal}} A single house in such a group.
8. {{lb|en|in the plural|chiefly|British}} The [[standing]] [[area]] of a [[sports]] [[stadium]].
9. {{lb|en|chiefly|Indian English}} The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.
10. {{lb|en|heraldry}} A [[champagne]], (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.

Verb

1. To provide something with a terrace.
2. To form something into a terrace.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|city|rdist/Kitimat-Stikine|p/British Columbia|c/Canada}}.
2. {{place|en|ghost town|co/Box Elder County|s/Utah|c/USA}}.

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