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storey Definition

sto·rey (stôrē)

noun pl. -·reys

Brit. story

storey Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tell: Old people telling stories about the Fairies, you see, around the fire.
  • hear: I am looking forward to hearing the stories which you were unable to write about!
  • write: We have provided extracts or links to stories written by external news organizations.
  • retell: Essentially, the workshop was an exchange of stories but this report will not attempt to retell those stories.
  • read: Reading stories like that reminds me just how amazing God is.
  • swap: People of all ages chatted to each other, swapping stories of why they had come.

Adjective modifier

  • short: Some short stories ( partly selected from Moira Burgess, ed.
  • related: Related stories: Jimmy Saville's diary 2 Jimmy Saville's Diary 1 Is Sir Jimmy an alien homing beacon?
  • upper: We always use the van's upper story for storage.
  • funny: We learn about your industry, your company, the conference theme and gossip and funny stories about you and your guests.
  • fascinating: Whiskey, water and wildlife all feature, together with fascinating stories of local people.

Modifies a noun

  • dwelling: NOTE: - Only one single story dwelling will be allowed to be built on the plot proposed to be sold.
  • extension: Erection of 2 story extension, demolition of porch, erection of entrance porch.
  • cottage: A detached, west facing, single story cottage.

Noun used with modifier

  • horror: Everyone has their store of horror stories about the " divorce " of X which took " years " .
  • ghost: We lit a fire at night and told ghost stories until it was dark.
  • news: A search function is provided for the news stories archive.
  • scare: The next day, the media were full of scare stories about ' gas attacks ' on the Tube.
  • success: The consumer success stories of the internet will be the future success stories of mobile.
  • bedtime: Roald Dahl has a timeless appeal that makes even adults nostalgic for the days of bedtime stories.