stoops
Small entrance platforms
Stoops are small porches or sets of steps at the entrance to a building, especially in urban rowhouses and brownstones.
The word is most common in the northeastern United States, where stoop culture—sitting outside on summer evenings, chatting with neighbors—remains a fixture of city life: Kids played on the stoop while their parents talked.
To stoop is also to bend forward at the waist, and by extension, to lower oneself morally: I won't stoop to their level.
Covered entryway structure
- stepsSequential actions in process
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- rowhouseAdjoined urban dwelling unit
landing · handrail · banister · balustrade · brickwork · masonry · facade · entryway
Reluctantly consent beneath status
- descendMove to lower position
- condescendAct superior toward others
- unbendStraighten or become informal
- demeanLower in standing
compromise · yield · relent · accommodate · acquiesce
porch
Covered entryway structure
- stepsSequential actions in process
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
rowhouse · landing · handrail · banister · balustrade · brickwork · masonry · facade · entryway · threshold
slouch
Drooping, lazy posture
lean · bow · curve · droop · sag · round-shouldered · arch · flex · hunched · slump
deign
Reluctantly consent beneath status
- descendMove to lower position
- condescendAct superior toward others
- unbendStraighten or become informal
demean · compromise · yield · relent · accommodate · acquiesce
swoop
Rapid downward plunge
drop · pounce · hawk · falcon · raptor · prey · strike · hunt · talons · aerial
- city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
- urban lifesidewalks, neighborhood, apartments, skyline, buses
- urban neighborhoodsboutiques, galleries, row houses, cafes, bungalows
- tenementsapartment, railroad flat, railroad apartment, cold water flat, walk-ups
- housingapartments, home, house, houses, homes
- hangoutscafes, bars, pubs, clubs, coffee shop
stoopslords over
Rules with superiority
dominates · asserts · commands · condescends · presides
- stoop ballGame played on building steps
- stoop sittingSocializing on entry stairs
- stooped postureForward-curved spinal alignment