“story”

Definitions

• noun

  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

  Synonyms: narrative, narration, tale, clio, account, action, adventures, alibi, allegation, allegory, anagnorisis, anecdotage

  • Example:“His narrative was interesting.”
  • Example:“Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children.”

• noun

  a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

  • Example:“He writes stories for the magazines.”

• noun

  a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

  Synonyms: floor, level, storey

  • Example:“What level is the office on?”

• noun

  a record or narrative description of past events

  Synonyms: history, account, chronicle

  • Example:“a history of France”
  • Example:“He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president.”

• noun

  a short account of the news

  Synonyms: report, news report, account, write up

  • Example:“the report of his speech”
  • Example:“The story was on the 11 o'clock news.”

• noun

  a trivial lie

  Synonyms: fib, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle

  • Example:“He told a fib about eating his spinach.”
  • Example:“How can I stop my child from telling stories?”