PORCH
What does "PORCH" mean?
A covered shelter or platform at the entrance of a building.
Meanings
- A covered structure at the entrance of a house or building, often with a roof and sometimes walls. They sat on the porch watching the rain fall on the street.
- A covered walkway or colonnade at the entrance of a church or large building (a portico). Pilgrims gathered under the cathedral's vast stone porch. formal
Did you know?
- 'Porch' descends from the Latin 'porta' (gate), the same root behind 'portal' and the gatekeeper sense of 'porter' - each one a kind of threshold or gateway.
Word origin
From Old French 'porche', from Latin 'porticus' (covered gallery, colonnade), from 'porta' (gate, door).
Remember it
PORCH = the PORt of a house; like a port, it's where you arrive and pass through the door.
A little poem
Half in, half outside-
the porch keeps the rain at bay
and the welcome dry.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why is the porch the friendliest part of the house? It's literally a port - always ready to receive whoever arrives.
What it teaches
Every home needs a threshold that is neither inside nor out - a place to greet the world before letting it in.
Quick facts
What does PORCH mean?
A covered shelter or platform at the entrance of a building.
Is PORCH a valid word?
Yes — PORCH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PORCH?
PORCH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PORCH come from?
From Old French 'porche', from Latin 'porticus' (covered gallery, colonnade), from 'porta' (gate, door).
What can PORCH teach us?
Every home needs a threshold that is neither inside nor out - a place to greet the world before letting it in.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.