| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | patio |
| Synonyms: | balcony, deck, portico, steps, stoop, veranda |
| Notes: | piazza is from Latin platea 'courtyard,' veranda from Hindi 'stockaded enclosure,' and porch from Latin porticus 'entrance hall' |
| Main Entry: | entrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a way into a place |
| Synonyms: | access, approach, archway, avenue, corridor, door, doorway, entry, entryway, gate, gateway, hall, hallway, ingress, inlet, lobby, opening, passage, passageway, path, porch, port, portal, portico, staircase, threshold, vestibule, way |
| Antonyms: | exit |
| Main Entry: | gallery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | balcony |
| Synonyms: | arcade, loggia, mezzanine, patio, porch, upstairs, veranda |
| Main Entry: | lobby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entrance hall |
| Synonyms: | antechamber, corridor, doorway, foyer, gateway, hall, hallway, passage, passageway, porch, vestibule, waiting room |
| Main Entry: | vestibule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small room for arrivals |
| Synonyms: | antechamber, anteroom, doorway, entrance, entrance hall, entry, entryway, foyer, gateway, hall, hallway, lobby, narthex, porch, portal, portico |
| Main Entry: | terrace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plateau |
| Synonyms: | balcony, bank, deck, esplanade, gallery, patio, platform, porch, portico, promenade, roof |