Other Definitions
story (enc)
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Story| Noun | 1. | story - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"Canterbury Tales - an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer tall tale - an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story sob story, sob stuff - a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy | | | 2. | story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"fiction - a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact legend, fable - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people parable - (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son" plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal" climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" | | | 3. | story - structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"basement, cellar - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" attic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage loft - floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | | | 4. | story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"history - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" case history - detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" recital - a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings" | | | 5. | story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" newsletter, newssheet - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group bulletin - a brief report especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast exclusive, scoop - a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" | | | 6. | story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" | |
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