Pronunciation

/stɔrɪ/

Definitions

Noun

1. A floor of a building, especially one between the floors with rooms on either side: “The third storey of the building has offices.”
2. (informal) A level or stage in a process, story, or sequence: “Each chapter tells a different story, progressing through several storeys of intrigue.”

Verb

1. To occupy a storey or level in a building: “The family occupies the top storey of their house.”
2. To describe or narrate the events in a series of stages or episodes: “The novel unfolds the story in several storeys of tension.”

Adjective

1. Referring to a level or story of a building: “The apartment is located on the second storey.”
2. (archaic) Tall or high: “A magnificent three-storey mansion stood at the end of the street.”

Phrases

• “Up on the first storey” means on the first floor.
• “The ground floor is usually referred to as the zeroth storey.”
• “Storey by storey” describes the process of examining each level individually.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “The old man reminisced about his childhood spent on the second storey of the house.”
• Verb: “The tour guide led us through the various storeys of the museum, sharing its history.”
• Adjective: “The three-storey building had a spacious rooftop garden.”

Synonyms

• Floor
• Level
• Tier
• Stage
• Floorboards
• Deck (informal)
• Stories (in the sense of chapters or parts of a narrative)