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porter would not let him in.
portico n. porch, veranda or verandah, gallery, colonnade, galilee: At
the front of the mansion, six corinthian pillars support a wide
portico.
portion n. 1 segment, part, section, division, subdivision, parcel,
piece, hunk, chunk, lump, wedge, slice, sliver, fraction,
fragment, bit, morsel, scrap: A portion of the masonry fell
into the street in the earthquake. 2 share, part, allotment,
quota, ration, apportionment, allowance, allocation, assignment,
percentage, measure, division, quantity: The size of an
investor's portion depends on the amount invested. 3 helping,
serving; ration, plate, platter: He complained that the
portions in nouvelle cuisine are too small.
--v. 4 Often, portion out. apportion, share out, allocate,
ration, allot, partition, assign, consign, dole out, deal (out),
parcel out, distribute, administer, dispense, disperse, divide,
split up, carve up, cut up, break up, section, Colloq divvy up:
The conquered territories were then portioned out among the
victors.
portrait n. picture, likeness, image,sketch, rendering, vignette;
representation, description, profile, thumbnail sketch,
portrayal, picturization, depiction; account, story,
characterization, study, record, file, dossier: We have the
culprit's portrait in our rogues' gallery. We need a more
accurate portrait of the kidnapper.
portray v. 1 represent, picture, show, depict, paint, render,
characterize, describe, delineate: She is portrayed wearing the
Castelli tiara. Why must I always be portrayed as the villain? 2
act or play (the part or role of), take the part or role of,
represent, pose as, impersonate: She portrays an aged crone who
regains her youth in the last act.
pose v. 1 sit, model; position, place, arrange, set (up), put:
Would you let your husband or wife pose in the nude? She posed
the model standing, looking out of the window. 2 Usually, pose
as. portray, act or play (the part or role of), take the part or
role of, represent, impersonate, be disguised as, masquerade as,
pretend or profess to be, pass (oneself off) as, pass for,