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story
sto·ry 1 S0783100 (stôr′ē)n. pl. sto·ries 1. An account or recital of an event or a series of events, either true or fictitious, as:a. An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events: The witness changed her story under questioning.b. An anecdote: came back from the trip with some good stories.c. A lie: told us a story about the dog eating the cookies.2. a. A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.b. A short story.3. The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.4. A news article or broadcast.5. Something viewed as or providing material for a literary or journalistic treatment: "He was colorful, he was charismatic, he was controversial, he was a good story" (Terry Ann Knopf).6. The background information regarding something: What's the story on these unpaid bills?7. Romantic legend or tradition: a hero known to us in story.tr.v. sto·ried, sto·ry·ing, sto·ries 1. To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.2. Archaic To tell as a story.
[Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia; see history.]
sto·ry 2 S0783100 (stôr′ē)n. pl. sto·ries 1. A complete horizontal division of a building, constituting the area between two adjacent floors.2. The set of rooms on the same floor of a building.
[Middle English storie, story, from Medieval Latin historia, picture, story (probably from painted windows or sculpture on the front of buildings), from Latin, history; see history.]story (ˈstɔːrɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Also called: short story a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Also called: story line the plot of a book, film, etc4. an event that could be the subject of a narrative5. a report or statement on a matter or event6. (Journalism & Publishing) the event or material for such a report7. informal a lie, fib, or untruth8. cut a long story short make a long story short to leave out details in a narration9. the same old story informal the familiar or regular course of events10. the story goes it is commonly said or believedvb (tr) , -ries, -rying or -ried (Art Terms) to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends[C13: from Anglo-French estorie, from Latin historia; see history]
story (ˈstɔːrɪ) n, pl -ries (Architecture) another spelling (esp US) of storeysto•ry1 (ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i)
n., pl. -ries, n. 1. a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse; tale. 2. a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel. 3. such narratives or tales as a branch of literature: song and story. 4. the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc. 5. a narration of incidents or events. 6. a report of the facts concerning a matter in question. 7. a lie; fabrication. 8. Archaic. history. v.t. 9. to ornament with pictured scenes, as from history or legend. 10. Archaic. to tell the history or story of. [1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French estorie < Latin historia history] sto•ry2 (ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i)
n., pl. -ries. 1. a complete horizontal section of a building, having one continuous or practically continuous floor. 2. the set of rooms on the same floor or level of a building. 3. any major horizontal architectural division, as of a facade. 4. a layer. Also, esp. Brit., storey. [1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-Latin historia picture decorating a building, a part of the building, hence floor, story; see story1] Sto•ry (ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i)
n. Joseph, 1779–1845, U.S. jurist. story storey">storey1. 'story'A story is a description of imaginary people and events, written or told in order to entertain people. The plural of story is stories. Tell me a story.Her stories about the boy wizard have sold millions of copies.A description of a series of real events can also be called a story. We sold the story of the expedition to the Daily Express.In American English, a story is also one of the floors or levels in a building. The house was four stories high.2. 'storey'In British English, one of these floors is called a storey. The house was three storeys high.See storey - floorstory
Past participle: storied
Gerund: storying
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| I story | | you story | | he/she/it stories | | we story | | you story | | they story |
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| I storied | | you storied | | he/she/it storied | | we storied | | you storied | | they storied |
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| I am storying | | you are storying | | he/she/it is storying | | we are storying | | you are storying | | they are storying |
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| I have storied | | you have storied | | he/she/it has storied | | we have storied | | you have storied | | they have storied |
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| I was storying | | you were storying | | he/she/it was storying | | we were storying | | you were storying | | they were storying |
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| I had storied | | you had storied | | he/she/it had storied | | we had storied | | you had storied | | they had storied |
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| I will story | | you will story | | he/she/it will story | | we will story | | you will story | | they will story |
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| I will have storied | | you will have storied | | he/she/it will have storied | | we will have storied | | you will have storied | | they will have storied |
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| I will be storying | | you will be storying | | he/she/it will be storying | | we will be storying | | you will be storying | | they will be storying |
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| I have been storying | | you have been storying | | he/she/it has been storying | | we have been storying | | you have been storying | | they have been storying |
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| I will have been storying | | you will have been storying | | he/she/it will have been storying | | we will have been storying | | you will have been storying | | they will have been storying |
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| I had been storying | | you had been storying | | he/she/it had been storying | | we had been storying | | you had been storying | | they had been storying |
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| I would story | | you would story | | he/she/it would story | | we would story | | you would story | | they would story |
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| I would have storied | | you would have storied | | he/she/it would have storied | | we would have storied | | you would have storied | | they would have storied |
Thesaurus| 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"narration, narrative, taletearjerker - an excessively sentimental narrativesubject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is abouttall tale - an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) storyfolk tale, folktale - a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folksob story, sob stuff - a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathyfairy story, fairy tale, fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse childrennursery rhyme - a tale in rhymed verse for children | | 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 factadventure story, heroic tale - a story of an adventuremystery story, whodunit, mystery - a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movielove story, romance - a story dealing with lovelegend, fable - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or eventsshort story - a prose narrative shorter than a novelallegory, apologue, parable, fable - a short moral story (often with animal characters)myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a peopleparable - (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"anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one | | 3. |  story - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"storey, floor, levelbasement, cellar - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storagebuilding, 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"first floor, ground floor, ground level - the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the buildingattic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storageloft - floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial spaceentresol, mezzanine floor, mezzanine - intermediate floor just above the ground floorstructure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "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"account, chronicle, historyhistory - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"ancient history - a history of the ancient worldetymology - a history of a wordcase history - detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatmenthistorical document, historical paper, historical record - writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)chronological record, annals - a chronological account of events in successive yearsbiography, life history, life story, life - an account of the series of events making up a person's liferecord - 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 report, write up, account, reportnews - 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 groupbulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)communique, despatch, dispatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)urban legend - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be trueexclusive, 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?"fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, talelie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truthcock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse |
storynoun1. tale, romance, narrative, record, history, version, novel, legend, chronicle, yarn, recital, narration, urban myth, urban legend, fictional account a popular love story with a happy ending2. anecdote, account, tale, report, detail, relation, testimony The parents all shared interesting stories about their children.3. (Informal) lie, falsehood, fib, fiction, untruth, porky (Brit. slang), pork pie (Brit. slang), white lie He invented some story about a cousin.4. report, news, article, feature, scoop, news item Those are some of the top stories in the news.storynoun1. A recounting of past events:account, chronicle, description, history, narration, narrative, report, statement, version.2. A narrative not based on fact:fable, fiction.3. The series of events and relationships forming the basis of a composition:plot, story line.4. A usually brief detail of news or information:bit, item, paragraph, piece, squib.5. An entertaining and often oral account of a real or fictitious occurrence:anecdote, fable, tale.Informal: tall tale, yarn.6. An untrue declaration:canard, cock-and-bull story, falsehood, falsity, fib, fiction, inveracity, lie, misrepresentation, misstatement, prevarication, tale, untruth.Informal: fish story, tall tale.Slang: whopper.Translationsstory1 (ˈstoːri) – plural ˈstories – noun1. an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary. the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller. 故事 故事2. (used especially to children) a lie. Don't tell stories! (對小孩)假話 谎话the story goes people say. He has been in jail or so the story goes. 據說 据说a tall story an obviously untrue story; a lie. 謊話 谎话story
See:- (but) that's another story
- (it's/that's the) story of my life
- (that's a) likely story
- a cock and bull story
- a cock-and-bull story
- a fish story
- a hard-luck story
- a likely story
- a shaggy-dog story
- a sob story
- a tall story
- a tall tale
- a/one side of the picture
- a/one side of the story
- a/one side of the story/picture
- another story
- Banbury story
- Banbury story of a cock and a bull
- bedtime story
- break a story
- break the news
- break the/a story
- cock and bull story
- cock-and-bull story
- cover story
- don't give me that story
- don't hand me that story
- don't let the facts get in the way of a good story
- End of Story
- every picture tells a story
- fairy tale
- fish story
- fish story, a
- hard luck
- inside story
- it's a long story
- it's an old story
- it's the old story
- it's the same old story
- it's the story of my life
- land (something)
- likely story
- long story short
- make a long story short
- make a long story short, to
- old story
- old story, an
- pitch (one) a line
- pitch (one) a story
- pitch (one) a yarn
- pitch a line/story/yarn
- same old story
- same old story, the
- scare story
- shaggy dog story
- shaggy-dog Story
- so the story goes
- so the story goes...
- sob story
- spin (one) a story
- story of (one's) life
- story of my life, that's the
- story of my life, the
- story stock
- tall story
- tell a different story
- tell a different, another, etc. tale/story
- tell another story
- tell its own story
- tell its own tale/story
- tell the same story (of something)
- tell the same tale (of something)
- tell the same tale/story
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it
- that's the story of my life
- the story goes (that)
- There are two sides to every question
- to cut a long story short
- to make a long story short
- top story
- upper story
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story1. a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse 2. a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel 3. the plot of a book, film, etc. StoryThe space in a building between floor levels; in some codes a basement is considered a story, generally a cellar is not; a major architectural division even where no floor exists, as a tier or a row of windows.story[stȯr·ē] (building construction) The space between two floors or between a floor and the roof. story (Brit. storey)1. The space in a building between floor levels, or between a floor and a roof above. In some codes and ordinances a basement is considered as a story; generally a cellar is not. 2. A major architectural division even where no floor exists, as a tier or a row of windows.STORY
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Related to story: short story, funny storySynonyms for storynoun taleSynonyms- tale
- romance
- narrative
- record
- history
- version
- novel
- legend
- chronicle
- yarn
- recital
- narration
- urban myth
- urban legend
- fictional account
noun anecdoteSynonyms- anecdote
- account
- tale
- report
- detail
- relation
- testimony
noun lieSynonyms- lie
- falsehood
- fib
- fiction
- untruth
- porky
- pork pie
- white lie
noun reportSynonyms- report
- news
- article
- feature
- scoop
- news item
Synonyms for storynoun a recounting of past eventsSynonyms- account
- chronicle
- description
- history
- narration
- narrative
- report
- statement
- version
noun a narrative not based on factSynonymsnoun the series of events and relationships forming the basis of a compositionSynonymsnoun a usually brief detail of news or informationSynonyms- bit
- item
- paragraph
- piece
- squib
noun an entertaining and often oral account of a real or fictitious occurrenceSynonyms- anecdote
- fable
- tale
- tall tale
- yarn
noun an untrue declarationSynonyms- canard
- cock-and-bull story
- falsehood
- falsity
- fib
- fiction
- inveracity
- lie
- misrepresentation
- misstatement
- prevarication
- tale
- untruth
- fish story
- tall tale
- whopper
Synonyms for storynoun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of eventsSynonymsRelated Words- tearjerker
- subject matter
- content
- message
- substance
- tall tale
- folk tale
- folktale
- sob story
- sob stuff
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- fairytale
- nursery rhyme
noun a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related eventsRelated Words- fiction
- adventure story
- heroic tale
- mystery story
- whodunit
- mystery
- love story
- romance
- legend
- fable
- short story
- allegory
- apologue
- parable
- myth
- plot
- climax
- culmination
- anticlimax
- bathos
noun a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scaleSynonymsRelated Words- basement
- cellar
- building
- edifice
- first floor
- ground floor
- ground level
- attic
- garret
- loft
- entresol
- mezzanine floor
- mezzanine
- structure
- construction
noun a record or narrative description of past eventsSynonymsRelated Words- history
- ancient history
- etymology
- case history
- historical document
- historical paper
- historical record
- chronological record
- annals
- biography
- life history
- life story
- life
- record
- recital
noun a short account of the newsSynonyms- news report
- write up
- account
- report
Related Words- news
- newsletter
- newssheet
- bulletin
- communique
- despatch
- dispatch
- urban legend
- exclusive
- scoop
noun a trivial lieSynonyms- fib
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tale
Related Words- lie
- prevarication
- cock-and-bull story
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- fairytale
- song and dance
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