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: a platform at the quarters or stern of a ship
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: a long and narrow passage, apartment, or corridor
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: a subterranean passageway in a cave or military mining system
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: a working drift or level in mining
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: an underground passage made by a mole or ant or a passage made in wood by an insect (such as a beetle)
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: a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art
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: an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art
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: a structure projecting from one or more interior walls (as of an auditorium or church) to accommodate additional people
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: the highest balcony in a theater commonly having the cheapest seats
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: the part of a theater audience seated in the top gallery
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: the undiscriminating general public
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: the spectators at a sporting event (such as a tennis or golf match)
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: a small ornamental barrier or railing (as along the edge of a table or shelf)
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: a photographer’s studio
Synonyms
Example Sentences
She owns a gallery downtown.
The movie features a gallery of weird characters.
Recent Examples on the Web
Phil Mickelson used to draw huge, enthusiastic galleries at the Masters.
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Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
Visitors will be able to take food and drinks throughout the gallery, which will have timed entry, to keep crowds manageable and the experience positive.
—oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
While Lizzy spends the movie preparing for a show at a local gallery, her frenemy, rival, and landlord, Jo (Hong Chau), is readying two — one of them a prestigious showcase at the school they’re both associated with.
—Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023
Now In the heart of the Marais neighborhood, surrounded by galleries, shops, and cafes, sits the elegant and cosmopolitan Hôtel 9Confidentiel.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023
Under the weight of it all, an austere grace pervaded the galleries, a contemplative calm.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
The company worked with local nonprofits, galleries, theaters, churches, and city officials to go through the massive building and tag everything that could be saved and reused.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
Like the building, the T-shirt is also a remnant of the gallery, which had been there for a couple of decades.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2 Apr. 2023
There are delicious restaurants, energizing art galleries, museums full of oddities, and plenty of spots to sample local beer and wine.
—Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 2 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English gallerie, borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin galeria, probably alteration (by dissimilation or suffix change) of galilea galilee
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of gallery was
in the 15th century
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Meaning Gallery
What does Gallery mean? Here you find 50 meanings of the word Gallery. You can also add a definition of Gallery yourself
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0 A selection of photos or images.
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0 GalleryIn hydrologic terms, a passageway within the body of a dam or abutment.
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0 Gallerymid-15c., «covered walk or passageway, narrow and partly open passageway along a wall,» from Old French galerie «a long portico» (14c.), from Medieval Latin galeria, of unknown ori [..]
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0 GalleryBalconies of each chamber from which people may view proceedings of the Legislature.
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0 GalleryA horizontal or a nearly horizontal underground passage, either natural or artificial.
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0 GalleryGallery [S] Heb. ‘attik ( Ezekiel 41:15 Ezekiel 41:16 ), a terrace; a projection; ledge. Heb. rahit (Cant 1:17 ), translated «rafters,» marg. «galleries;» probably panel-work [..]
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0 Galleryarea used to display groups of material organized by type.
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0 GalleryThe elevated seating areas at the back and sides of a theater.
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0 Galleryspectators Example: The gallery exploded when she made the putt to win.
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0 Galleryspectators
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0 GalleryIn golf, the spectators at a golf tournament or a golf match are called gallery.
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0 Galleryspectators at a golf or tennis match veranda: a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited a long usually narrow room [..]
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0 GalleryThe group of tournament spectators. GIMME
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0 Galleryin golf the spectators when they are grouped together are known as the gallery. Example: "The gallery around the 18th green roared to life when Faldo drained the 12 foot putt for the win.& [..]
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0 GalleryThe spectators at a tournament
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0 GalleryThe spectators at a golf tournament. Golf fans enjoy a much higher degree of participation in their favourite sport than their counterparts seated in stadiums could ever dream of: they get almost as m [..]
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0 GalleryThe group of tournament spectators.
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0 Gallerythe upper floor of seats in a theatre or church. The same word also means a room or building where works of art on show
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0 GalleryThe spectators at a tournament.
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0 Gallery(1.) Heb. ‘attik (Ezek. 41:15, 16), a terrace; a projection; ledge.(2.) Heb. rahit (Cant. 1:17), translated «rafters,» marg. «galleries;» probably panel-work or fretted ceilin [..]
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0 Galleryan architectural term describing the porticos or verandas which are not uncommon in eastern houses. It is doubtful, however, whether the Hebrew words so translated have any reference to such an object [..]
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0 GalleryThe public seating areas above the Chamber.
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0 GalleryBalconies of the chamber from which visitors may view the proceedings of the legislature.
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0 GalleryAreas of both chambers where public visitors may observe the Legislature in session.
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0 GalleryThe balconies of the chambers from which visitors may view proceedings of the Legislature.
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0 GalleryThe old name for a studio
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0 GalleryAs defined by Andy Skelton, Gallery, introduced with WordPress 2.5, is specifically an exposition of images attached to a post. In that same vein, an upload is «attached to a post» when you [..]
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0 GalleryBalcony in the interior of the House set aside for the public, the press and distinguished visitors who wish to attend a sitting.
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0 Gallery(n) spectators at a golf or tennis match(n) a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)(n) a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited(n) a long usually narr [..]
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0 GalleryTo play with one eye on the gallery. To work for popularity. As an actor who sacrifices his author for popular applause, or a stump political orator “orates” to catch votes.
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0 Galleryan upper story, similar to a tribune, running along the side of a building and open on one side to the interior; in a church (basilica) above the side aisles, over the ambulatory (central-plan buildin [..]
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0 GalleryAn ornamental wood or metal rail around a piece of furniture. Georgian: Term referring to the artistic output in the decorative arts during the reigns of the first four members of the British house of [..]
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0 GalleryProjecting walk, or balcony, at stern or quarters of old sailing ships.
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0 GalleryA platform at the stern of a ship, could be open like a balcony or closed i.e. built-up.
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0 GalleryIn larger sailing warships, the walk built out from the admiral’s or captain’s cabin and extending beyond the stern. Often decorated with carved and gilded work, they were also covered and e [..]
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0 GalleryIn larger sailing warships, the walk built out from the admiral’s or captain’s cabin and extending beyond the stern. Often decorated with carved and gilded work, they were also covered and e [..]
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0 GalleryOn a lighthouse tower, a platform or walkway or balcony located outside the watch room (main gallery) and/or lantern room (lantern gallery).
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0 GalleryBalcony—walkway outside of homes on the second floor.
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0 GalleryA passageway within the body of a dam or abutment.
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0 GalleryA collection of images which can be embedded into a page or shown in a gallery template. related: galleries
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0 GalleryAll the spectators watching a game.
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0 GalleryIn hydrologic terms, a passageway within the body of a dam or abutment.
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0 GalleryA gallery is a forum for users to share content on social sites. Others can view the content and pass it on to their respective networks.
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0 GallerySimilar to Carousel Brainstorming.
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0 GalleryA long room or corridor, usually on the upper floor and extending the full length of a building. In church architecture, an open upper storey over an aisle.
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0 GalleryA building, an institution, a room or a website used for the exhibition/display and or sale of artistic work.
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0 GalleryArea of a marketplace where items can be browsed or searched for using pictures instead of text descriptions.
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0 GalleryIn hydrologic terms, a passageway within the body of a dam or abutment.
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0 GalleryThe ornamental metal or wood railing around the edge of a table or desk.
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галерея, хоры, галерка, балкон, штольня, портик, штрек, публика на галерке
существительное ↓
- галерея
picture gallery — картинная галерея 
- крытый тир
- галерея, портик; балкон
railed gallery — галерея с балюстрадой
- балкон, галерея, галёрка
- галёрка, посетители галёрки
to play to the gallery — а) играть, подлаживаясь под вкусы галёрки; б) искать дешёвой популярности; разводить демагогию
- хоры
gallery for the press — места для представителей прессы (в помещении парламента, сената)
public gallery — места для публики (в ООН и т. п.)
- горн. штрек, штольня, горизонт
- тех. траншея (для кабеля и т. п.); канал (смазочный)
- мор. кормовой балкон
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
an exhibition of African art at the Hayward Gallery — выставка африканского искусства в лондонской галерее Хэйуорд
details of museums and art galleries in the city — подробности о городских музеях и картинных галереях
countermine gallery — контрминная галерея
bus gallery — шинная галерея; шинный мост
extraction gallery — выемочный штрек
filter gallery — фильтрационная галерея
flight deck gallery — галерея полётной палубы
flushing gallery — промывная галерея
fly-gallery — платформа над колосниками
forms gallery — библиотека форм; галерея форм
foundation gallery — галерея в основании сооружения
free-flow gallery — безнапорный тоннель
Примеры с переводом
He suggested a visit to the gallery.
Он посоветовал посетить галерею.
The gallery houses about 800 works of modern art.
В галерее собрано около 800 работ современного искусства.
This painting is the jewel in our gallery.
Эта картина является жемчужиной /украшением/ нашей галереи.
She owns a gallery downtown.
Она владеет галереей в центре города.
Chinese vases are disposed around the gallery.
Китайские вазы расставлены по всей галерее.
The movie features a gallery of weird characters.
В этом фильме присутствует целый ряд странных персонажей.
Vociferous tragedians would now be sibilated by a gallery.
Горластых трагиков теперь освистала бы галерка.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The gallery closed down for want of funding. 
We could only afford seats up in the gallery.
Most of the gallery’s contents were damaged in the fire.
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
picture-gallery — картинная галерея, фотографии преступников в полиции
press-gallery — места для представителей печати
shooting-gallery — стрельбище, тир, заведение, где продают и принимают наркотики, передовая, фронт
Формы слова
noun
ед. ч.(singular): gallery
мн. ч.(plural): galleries
Other forms: galleries
A gallery is an area of a building that’s usually long, narrow, and has a specific function. You might visit an art gallery to check out a row of paintings hung on its walls.
There are a few kinds of galleries, but the first is a part of a house or building that’s unusually long and narrow. A gallery also has some sort of purpose: in a theater, a gallery is a place where additional seats are located. A gallery is also somewhere art is shown and sold. Art galleries can be one room of a larger place, a series of rooms, or a whole building devoted to art.
Definitions of gallery
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noun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
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synonyms:
veranda, verandah
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lanai
a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
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type of:
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porch
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
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lanai
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noun
narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade
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amphitheater, amphitheatre
a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
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choir loft
a gallery in a church occupied by the choir
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organ loft
a gallery occupied by a church organ
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type of:
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balcony
a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
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amphitheater, amphitheatre
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noun
a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)
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noun
a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose
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noun
a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
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synonyms:
art gallery, picture gallery
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salon
gallery where works of art can be displayed
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type of:
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room
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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salon
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noun
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
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noun
spectators at a golf or tennis match
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Asked by: Prof. Coby Tremblay
Score: 4.6/5
(30 votes)
An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th Century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s.
What do the word gallery mean?
Kids Definition of gallery
1 : a long narrow room or hall. 2 : an indoor structure (as in a theater or church) built out from one or more walls. 3 : a room or building in which people look at works of art. 4 : the highest balcony of seats in a theater or the people who sit there.
What is gallery in a house?
Gallery, in architecture, any covered passage that is open at one side, such as a portico or a colonnade. More specifically, in late medieval and Renaissance Italian architecture, it is a narrow balcony or platform running the length of a wall.
What is mean by gallery view?
In Android, Gallery is a view that can show items in a center locked, horizontal scrolling list, and hence the user can able to select a view, and then the user selected view will be shown in the center of the Horizontal list.
What do you mean by Gallery in computer?
In general, a gallery is a collection of pictures. For example, below is a small gallery of pictures relating to computers found on Computer Hope. Picture, Video terms.
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What is Gallery how it is useful?
Galleries today make a conscious effort to promote and market their artists as well as ongoing exhibitions. They send out press releases and organize related events to promote the works. Gallery representation can dramatically increase your public recognition and awareness as an emerging artist.
What is the mean of gathering?
1 : assembly, meeting. 2 : a suppurating swelling : abscess. 3 : the collecting of food or raw materials from the wild. 4 : collection, compilation.
What is the difference between balcony and gallery?
A balcony can be small and boxy (think: Juliet’s balcony in «Romeo and Juliet»), or stretch the length of the building. A GALLERY is wider than a balcony. Most galleries overhang the width of the sidewalk, and are supported by posts or columns reaching to the ground.
What is the synonym of gallery?
In this page you can discover 52 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for gallery, like: museum, studio, hall, exhibit, exhibition room, loggia, spectators, salon, wing, audience and piazza.
How do you go to gallery view on Zoom?
Android | iOS
Start or join a meeting. By default, the Zoom mobile app displays the Active Speaker View. If one or more participants joins the meeting, you will see a video thumbnail in the bottom-right corner. Swipe left from the active speaker view to switch to Gallery View.
What is the difference between a gallery and a porch?
is that porch is (architecture) a covered and enclosed 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 while gallery is an institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.
What are the rooms in an art gallery called?
The word gallery being originally an architectural term, the display rooms in museums are often called public galleries.
What is a gallery floor?
Approved document B, Fire Safety, Volume 2, Buildings other than dwellinghouses (2019 edition), defines a ‘gallery’ as: ‘A floor or balcony that does not extend across the full extent of a building’s footprint and is open to the floor below. ‘
Is a gallery a porch?
A porch, veranda, or balcony.
What is a gallery part of?
There are a few kinds of galleries, but the first is a part of a house or building that’s unusually long and narrow. A gallery also has some sort of purpose: in a theater, a gallery is a place where additional seats are located. A gallery is also somewhere art is shown and sold.
What are some antonyms for gallery?
Antonyms for gallery ˈgæl ə ri, ˈgæl rigalle·ry
- Audience.
- Balcony.
- Corridor.
- Mining.
- Passageway.
- Porch.
- Room.
What is a terrace balcony?
A terrace is an open space that can be attached or detached to a building. In contrast, balconies are small elevated platforms that are affixed to a given room in the house. Whereas a terrace can have multiple points of access, a balcony is typically only accessible through the room.
What is Aterrace?
terrace. noun [ C ] us. /ˈter·əs/ a flat area outside a building, often with a stone floor, or a narrow, flat strip of land on the slope of a hill that is used for growing crops.
What is a porch?
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. … Porches exist in both religious and secular architecture.
What is a good word for gathering?
Some common synonyms of gather are assemble, collect, and congregate. While all these words mean «to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit,» gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state.
What is food gathering?
procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
How do you use the word gathering?
Gathering sentence example
- Lisa was silent a moment, gathering courage. …
- Josh was certain it was a pack, not simply a gathering of neighbor dogs. …
- Her chest heaved, and her eyes stung with gathering tears. …
- She turned away, but he saw the tears gathering in her eyes.
How do you organize your gallery?
To organize your photos and videos into new folders:
- On your Android phone, open Gallery Go .
- Tap Folders More. New folder.
- Enter the name of your new folder.
- Choose where you want your folder. SD card: Creates a folder in your SD card. …
- Tap Create.
- Select your photos.
- Tap Move or Copy.
How do you get a gallery to represent you?
How Does an Artist Get a Gallery, Anyway? Here Are 11 Practical Steps That Could Lead to Bona Fide Representation
- Don’t Show Up on the Doorstep. …
- Know Your Worth. …
- Figure Out What Your Scene Is. …
- Be a Presence. …
- Pick a Specific Target. …
- Yes, Do Instagram. …
- Learn the Delicate Art of the Studio Visit. …
- Don’t Get Ground Down.