TERRACE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) terrace is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
    Usage Example(s)
    • Grosvenor Terrace
    Hypernyms(s) terrace is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) terrace is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

TERRACE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make into terraces as for cultivation
    Usage Example(s)
    • The Incas terraced their mountainous land
    Hypernyms(s) terrace is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • provide (a house) with a terrace
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We terrassed the country house
    Hypernyms(s) terrace is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)