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story
1[stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
noun
plural
storiesa narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
such narratives or tales as a branch of literature.
song and story.
the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc..
The characterizations were good, but the story was weak.
a narration of an incident or a series of events or an example of these that is or may be narrated, as an anecdote, joke, etc.
Synonyms:a narration of the events in the life of a person or the existence of a thing, or such events as a subject for narration.
the story of medicine; the story of his life.
a report or account of a matter; statement or allegation.
The story goes that he rejected the offer.
Synonyms:a lie or fabrication.
he said about himself turned out to be a story.
Obsolete.history.
verb (used with object)
to ornament with pictured scenes, as from history or legend.
Obsolete.to tell the history or story of.
story
2[stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
noun
plural
storiesa complete horizontal section of a building, having one continuous or practically continuous floor.
the set of rooms on the same floor or level of a building.
any major horizontal architectural division, as of a façade or the wall of a nave.
a layer.
Story
3[stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
noun
Joseph, 1779–1845, U.S. jurist.
William Wetmore 1819–95, U.S. sculptor and poet.
story
1/ ˈɔːɪ /
noun
a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse
Also called: short story.a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel
Also called: story line.the plot of a book, film, etc
an event that could be the subject of a narrative
a report or statement on a matter or event
the event or material for such a report
informala lie, fib, or untruth
to leave out details in a narration
informalthe familiar or regular course of events
it is commonly said or believed
verb
to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends
story
2/ ˈɔːɪ /
noun
another spelling (esp US) of storey
Other Word Forms
- storyless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of story1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Yet beneath the surface, Keen's new factory tells a far more complicated story about what manufacturing in America really looks like today.
Flanagan is too concerned with the bones of his story to give us any of the meat, and once you poke at it, the skeleton falls apart.
The numbers told the story, with Anisimova committing 10 unforced errors to Maria's three in the opener, and the momentum stayed with the German as she broke at the first chance in the second set.
“Video didn’t show the full story,” he said in a statement.
Migrants, he said, were “poisoning the blood” of the country and “getting them out will be a bloody story.”
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