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VERANDA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

Synonyms:

gallery; veranda; verandah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("veranda" is a kind of...):

porch (a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "veranda"):

lanai (a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room)

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 Context examples: 

"Did you give Nick a little heart to heart talk on the veranda?" demanded Tom suddenly.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

She couldn't find him from the top of the steps, and he wasn't on the veranda.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

I walked back along the border of the lawn, traversed the gravel softly and tiptoed up the veranda steps.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

I went with them out to the veranda. On the green Sound, stagnant in the heat, one small sail crawled slowly toward the fresher sea. Gatsby's eyes followed it momentarily; he raised his hand and pointed across the bay.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)