sun porch

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noun

a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
an open pen, raised above the ground, for giving poultry light and air under sanitary conditions.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of sun porch

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Words nearby sun porch

sun lounge, sun moss, sun pan, sun parlor, sun pillar, sun porch, sun prairie, sun protection factor, sun sign, sun spider, sun star
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Words related to sun porch

sunspace

Example sentences from the Web for sun porch

  • Then they went at the other rooms, the sun-porch room and the dining-room.

    Cloudy Jewel|Grace Livingston Hill

  • The presence of the bishop reminded him unpleasantly of the Porters' sun-porch and of the disgraceful encounter there.

    The Main Chance|Meredith Nicholson