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Noun terrace has 3 senses

patio, terrace - usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
--₁ is a kind of area
--₁ is a part of garden
--₁ has particulars: suntrap, solar trap
Derived form: verb terrace₁
terrace, bench - a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
--₂ is a kind of tableland, plateau

Derived form: verb terrace₂
terrace - a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"
--₃ is a kind of row
--₃ has member: terraced house

Verb terrace has 2 senses

terrace, terrasse - provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"
--₁ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish

Derived form: noun terrace₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
terrace - make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
--₂ is one way to shape, form

Derived form: noun terrace₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something