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terrace

('t/E/r/@/s )

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
patio

source: wordnet30
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)(noun.object)

Synonym:
bench

source: wordnet30
a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)(noun.group)

Example:
Grosvenor Terrace.

source: wordnet30
A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.(noun)

source: webster1913

provide (a house) with a terrace(verb.possession)

Synonym:
terrasse

source: wordnet30
make into terraces as for cultivation(verb.change)

Example:
The Incas terraced their mountainous land.

source: wordnet30
To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building.(verb)

source: webster1913

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