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stories

/ˈstɔːriz/ /ˈstoʊriz/

Meanings
noun
A building; an edifice.

Examples :

"The new apartment building has twenty stories. "
building architecture

Related Words

Illustration apartment

apartment noun

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

"My sister found a small apartment near the university for her first year of college. "

Illustration resilience

resilience noun

/ɹə.zɪl.ɪ.əns/

The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

"After losing her job, Sarah showed remarkable resilience, quickly finding a new position and a new sense of purpose. "

Illustration chronological

chronological adjective

/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

Relating to time, or units of time.

"He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55."

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration pluralized

pluralized verb

/ˈplʊrəlaɪzd/ /ˈplʊərəlaɪzd/

To make plural.

"The word "orange" can be pluralized into "oranges"."

Illustration adventures

adventures noun

/ædˈvɛnt͡ʃɚz/ /ədˈvɛnt͡ʃəz/

The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.

"Their weekend camping trip turned into unexpected adventures when they got lost in the woods and had to find their way back to the campsite. "

Illustration application

application noun

/aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

Illustration countryside

countryside noun

/ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/

A rural area, or the rural part of a larger area.

"We live in the Swedish countryside."

Illustration buildings

buildings noun

/ˈbɪldɪŋz/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

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superstitious adjective

/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/

Susceptible to superstitions.

"My grandmother is very superstitious; she believes breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck. "

Illustration grandparents

grandparents verb

/ˈɡrænˌpeːrənts/ /ˈɡræmˌpeːrənts/

To be, or act as, a grandfather to.

"Even though she wasn't their biological grandmother, Mrs. Davis loved to grandparent the neighborhood children, baking them cookies and reading them stories. "