STOREY

floor, level, storey, story

(noun) a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; ā€œwhat level is the office on?ā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Storey

A surname.

Anagrams

• Troyes, oyster, oystre, toyers, tyroes

Etymology

Noun

storey (plural storeys)

(obsolete) A building; an edifice.

(UK) A floor or level of a building or ship.

Synonyms: floor, level, story (US)

Coordinate term: deck

(typography) A vertical level in certain letters, such as a and g.

Usage notes

The terms floor, level, or deck are used in a similar way, except that it is usual to talk of a ā€œ14-storey buildingā€, but ā€œthe 14th floorā€. The floor at ground or street level is called the ground floor in many places. The words storey and floor exclude levels of the building that are not covered by a roof, such as the terrace on the top roof of many buildings.

Anagrams

• Troyes, oyster, oystre, toyers, tyroes

Source: Wiktionary


Sto"rey, n.

Definition: See Story.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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