See Also: bouncy(dictionary)
bouncy castle(dictionary)
porte(medicine)
Porte(dictionary)
porte-bouquet(dictionary)
La Porte Hospital(health)
porte-monnaie(dictionary)
porte cochere(encyclopedia)
porte-cochere(dictionary)
LA PORTE COMMUNITY Credit Union(finance)

porte-cochere (iou) and bouncy (oh)


porte-cochere (iou)



porte-cochere noun. Orig. port-cocher. L17.
[French, from porte PORT noun3 + cochere fem. adjective from coche COACH noun.]
A gateway for carriages, leading into a courtyard. L17.
A covered area at the entrance to a building into which vehicles can be driven. Chiefly US. L19.

bouncy (oh)



a bouncy ball etc quickly moves away from a surface after it has hit it
a bouncy surface is made of a substance that makes people move up and down when they are on it
::The new bed is nice and bouncy.
someone who is bouncy is always very happy, confident, and full of energy
hair or material that is bouncy goes back to its shape when you press it
-- bouncily adv
-- bounciness n [U]