Porch vs. Deck — What's the Difference?

A porch (from Old French porche, from Latin porticus "colonnade", from porta "passage") is a room or gallery located in front of an entrance of a building. A porch is placed in front of the facade of a building it commands, and forms a low front.

A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.

A covered platform, usually having a separate roof, at an entrance to a building.

A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.

An open or enclosed gallery or room attached to the outside of a building; a veranda.

An unroofed platform, typically with a railing, that adjoins a building or is built on a rooftop.

(Obsolete) A portico or covered walk.

The roadway of a bridge or an elevated freeway.

(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.

The piece of hard material, usually wood or composite, to which the frames housing the wheels are attached on a skateboard or landboard.

A portico; a covered walk.

A pack of playing cards.

The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.

A group of data processing cards.

A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. See also Carriage porch, under Carriage, and Loggia.

A digital file containing slides for a presentation.

A portico; a covered walk.

A tape deck.

A structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

To furnish with or as if with a deck.

(Slang) To knock down

To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out

To decorate

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

(nautical) The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.

(aviation) A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.

(cards) A pack or set of playing cards.

A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.

(journalism) A headline consisting of one or more actual lines of text.

A set of slides for a presentation.

(obsolete) A heap or store.

(slang) A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs.

(colloquial) The floor.

(theatre) The stage.

(uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

(informal) To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

(card games) To cause a player to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game.

To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.

To decorate (something).

(transitive) To cover; to overspread.

To cover; to overspread.

To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.

To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

To knock down (a person) with a forceful blow; as, He decked his opponent with a single punch.

The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.

The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.

The roof of a passenger car.

A pack or set of playing cards.

A heap or store.

A main aëroplane surface, esp. of a biplane or multiplane.

The portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway.

A flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a roof; - it is typically used for relaxing out of doors, outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests.

Any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel

Street name for a packet of illegal drugs

A pack of 52 playing cards

A porch that resembles the deck on a ship

Be beautiful to look at;

Decorate;

Knock down with force;