two-story

Has upstairs, downstairs

Two-story describes a building or structure with two levels or floors: a two-story house, a two-story parking garage.

The term is standard in American English; British English prefers two-storey.

Often hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun.

architecture

duplex

Divided dwelling, shared walls

Victorian · craftsman · bungalow · farmhouse · brownstone · rowhouse · saltbox · Tudor · Georgian · foursquare

structure

floors

Walking surfaces inside

upper · lower · mezzanine · balcony · second floor · ground floor · stairwell · banister · railing · ceiling height

residential

house

Residential building

family home · suburban · single-family · detached · bedroom · bathroom · master suite · layout · floorplan · square footage

commercial

building

Enclosed roofed structure

warehouse · facade · signage · entrance · elevator · accessibility · mixed-use · loft · industrial · conversion

Categories
Opposites
building height/number of floors

two-storysingle-story

Having one floor

ranch house · bungalow · high-rise · skyscraper · multi-story

Family

two, story, twos, twins, twofold, twenty, twenties, stories, storied

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G