terraces

Meanings

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)
• plural of terrace

Verb

• provide (a house) with a terrace
• make into terraces as for cultivation

Synonyms

bench, patio, terrace, terrasse