storey
storey
Definition
sto·rey (stôr′ē)
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.
Browse dictionary entries near storey
- storewide
- storeroom
- storekeeper
- storehouse
- storefront
- stored program control
- stored
- store locator service
- store-bought
- Store-and-Forward
- storied
- stork
- stork's-bill
- storm
- storm cellar
- storm center
- storm door
- storm petrel
- storm trooper
- storm window
