porch

Noun

A covered structure at the entrance to a building.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
A portico; a covered walk.
The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.

Examples

He left his Scrabble dictionary on the porch, forgetting it before the game began.
He sat on his porch, waiting for his friend to come over.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English porche, from Old French, from Latin porticus (“portico”). Doublet of portego, portico, and porticus.

Synonyms

porch, portico

Scrabble Score: 12

porch: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
porch: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
porch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

porch: valid Words With Friends Word